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Minneapolis NAACP President Leslie Badue called for the attention of the crowd gathered at North 48th Avenue and Camden Avenue North before leading a prayer in response to an officer-involved shooting which took place hours earlier Saturday. (Aaron Lavinsky/Star Tribune via AP)
Police in Minneapolis say officers shot and killed a man who was firing a handgun as he walked down a city street.
In a statement on the department's Facebook page, police say the incident happened around 5:30 p.m. Saturday on the north side of Minneapolis.
Authorities say two calls to 911 reported that a man was firing a handgun into the air and the ground. When officers arrived, they pursued a suspect on foot and the chase "ended in shots being fired."
The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Mayor Jacob Frey said in a statement that the body cameras of the officers involved were "on and activated."
Hours after the shooting, the Star Tribune reports a loud but peaceful crowd started to gather at the scene.