MILWAUKEE — Multiple West Allis police officers fired at a man believed to be armed with at least one knife, killing him Thursday morning, police said.
The man was about 36 years old, officials said during a press briefing on Thursday. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office identified him as Justin R. Gonzales.
Police said it started around 6:36 a.m. near 71st and Greenfield in West Allis.
Officers responded to a call of family trouble. At the scene, officers encountered an adult armed with at least one knife.
Four officers fired their service weapons, and one officer used 'less lethal force'. The man died at the scene of the shooting, police said.
The cause of the incident was a domestic one, police said, though they wouldn't say if violence was committed before officers arrived. There is a history between the parties at a residence near 71st and Greenfield, police said.
West Allis police called in the Milwaukee Area Investigative Team, and Wauwatosa police are the lead agency.
No one else was injured during the incident.
One neighbor tells TMJ4 News they woke up Thursday morning to "rapid fire gunshots."
It's unclear if it is related to an incident near MATC's West Allis campus, which led to a brief lockdown Thursday morning.
This is a breaking news report and will be updated with the latest information.
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