REDWOOD CITY – Officers fatally shot a man holding a gun Tuesday afternoon in Redwood City, police said.

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In a statement, the Redwood City Police Department said officers were called to the 200 block of Hazel Avenue just after 2:30 p.m. for a report of a man who had fired a gun into the sidewalk.

Officers formed a perimeter and used a drone to find the man. A team of officers equipped with both “lethal and less-lethal options” then tried to make contact with him, police said.

“As officers attempted to communicate with the suspect, he retrieved a firearm from his person and pointed it toward the officers,” police said. “Less lethal and lethal munitions were fired.”

The man was struck by the gunfire, police said, adding that he received medical aid at the scene and was t

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