From The Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM —The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office confirmed a man that was shot in an officer-involved shooting has died.
At around 7 p.m. on Monday, June 14, 2021, Sgt. Rodarius Mauldin said officers tried to stop a vehicle that was driving erratically on the wrong side of the road, in the 9100 block of Parkway East. The driver of the vehicle refused to stop and continued to the 8500 block of 1st Avenue North.
Mauldin said the man exited the vehicle and went into a restaurant. Witnesses told police the man armed himself with a bottle. As they approached him, officers said the man threw items at them.
The officers deployed their stun guns but were unable to subdue the man so they tried hand-to-hand techniques, Mauldin said. At that time, the man was able to take one of the officer’s stun guns and that’s when officers fired shots, striking the man. Although he continued to fight, Mauldin said the man eventually collapsed on the scene.
The man was taken to UAB Hospital with life-threatening injuries, where he later died.
No officers were hurt in the incident.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) has been called in to investigate the officer-involved shooting.