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Posted: 5:50 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11, 2013

Armed man critically injured by police gunfire in Richmond

Richmond officer-involved shooting Feb. 11
Richmond officer-involved shooting Feb. 11

KTVU.com

RICHMOND, Calif. —

An armed man was taken to a hospital Monday evening after he was shot by Richmond police officers, a police lieutenant said.

Police responded to reports of a man with a gun and a ShotSpotter alert of gunfire shortly after 5 p.m. near the intersection of West Nevin Avenue and B Street, near the Richmond Parkway, Lt. Bisa French said.

Officers found the armed man and ended up firing at and wounding him.

He was taken to a hospital in critical condition with injuries that could be life-threatening, French said.

French did not yet known whether the man had fired his gun at the officers.

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