DeSoto Police say officers tried to negotiate with the man, but he refused to drop the gun or the child.
DeSoto police shot and killed a man who threatened to shoot officers while holding a child on Sunday morning.Officers were called to Greenbriar Drive shortly after 4 a.m. on Sunday for a man who was knocking on random doors and trespassing through front and back yards.Callers told police that the man was holding a child and was with two women at the time.When officers arrived, they found the man holding a gun and a child.
Police tried to negotiate with the man, but he refused to drop the gun or the child.Fearing for the safety of the child, an officer with a rifle shot the man. He was pronounced dead at the scene. No officers were hurt.Police have not identified the man at this time.Investigators took the two women in for questioning. The child was given to family members.Police did not release any details about the connection between the group and the child.
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