PALM BAY, Fla. – A Palm Bay man died Tuesday after a shooting with officers, according to the police department.
The Palm Bay Police Department said the shooting happened around 12:30 a.m. in the 700 block Tucson Road SW.
According to police, they received a call from a woman saying the man was threatening her and others in the residence with a firearm.
Officers then responded to the home and attempted to make contact with the man, later identified as 46-year-old Michael Dishong, who proceeded to barricade himself in the backyard with a rifle and handgun, the department said.
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SWAT and crisis negotiation teams were called in to help and made contact with the man, but he refused to cooperate, resulting in shots being fired, according to police.
Officers said they attempted life-saving measures on the man, but he died at the scene.
No officers or nearby residents were injured in the shooting.
Police said the officers involved in the shooting have been placed on administrative leave with pay as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigates.
A neighbor told News 6 said it was around 2 a.m. when Palm Bay police were at his door and told him to stay inside. He said he heard gunfire a couple hours later.
“About 3 o’clock, another gentleman came and rang our doorbell and that’s when he went through our house, one of the SWAT guys,” Barry Pichard said. “About 4:30 is when I heard some gunfire and then it was all over.”
No other information has been provided.
This is a developing story and will be updated with more information as we receive it.
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