crime segment portion crossed a streetCaution portion blocks disconnected an area of downtown Juneau aft witnesses opportunity constabulary changeable a man connected July 15, 2024. (Clarise Larson/KTOO)

A man was taken to nan infirmary Monday aft an altercation pinch constabulary connected Front Street successful downtown Juneau. 

Speaking from nan segment of nan incident, Juneau Police Chief Derek Bos said he had small accusation to stock astatine nan time.

“All I tin show you is we did person an officer-involved shooting pinch an equipped suspect,” he said. “Beyond that, I don’t person immoderate much information.”

In a video of nan incident shared pinch KTOO by a witness, nan man appears to clasp an entity and approaches constabulary earlier being changeable aggregate times. At 1 point, he originates to tally distant arsenic officers proceed shooting. He past falls to nan ground. 

Another witnesser who asked to stay anonymous said nan man was holding a knife. Police did not instantly corroborate what nan entity was, really galore officers were progressive successful nan incident aliases really galore shots were fired.

The area of nan incident was taped disconnected and surrounded by constabulary vehicles and ambulances astir 1:30 p.m. The man was receiving CPR.

Bos said nan man was transported to Bartlett Regional Hospital. His information is not known astatine this time. 

“There’s nary threat to nan public, we’re not concerned astir anyone else’s information correct now,” he said. “This was a contained business and it is unfortunate.”

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