TITUSVILLE, Fla. – A man died after being shot while Titusville officers responded to a suspicious incident on Friday, according to police.
The shooting happened around 9:15 p.m. in the area of Robbins Avenue, the Titusville Police Department said in a statement.
Officers had responded shortly after 9 p.m. and encountered an individual with a handgun, at which time shots were fired, the statement reads.
A man whom officers described as a suspect was taken to the hospital for a gunshot injury and was pronounced dead shortly after, according to the statement. None of the officers involved in the shooting were injured, the statement reads.
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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting, police said, adding the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office also responded to the scene to process the forensics/evidence portion of the investigation.
No other details were shared or confirmed at the time of this report, such as of any further circumstances that led to the shooting or who fired their weapon.
More information was promised at the conclusion of FDLE’s investigation, police said.
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