An armed man who was killed in Fort Lauderdale over the weekend after three officers were forced to fire their weapons was identified on Tuesday, authorities said.
According to Fort Lauderdale Police, the suspect was identified as 43-year-old Luis Felipe Londono Ospina.
Police on Saturday said officers arrived near Chateau Park Drive and Northwest Ninth Avenue after receiving reports of a disturbance.
While details of that disturbance have not been released, surveillance video shared by neighbors showed two cars along Chateau Park Drive, and appeared to show a person on the street arguing with someone inside the car.
During the incident, Ospina, who was not related to the initial disturbance, approached officers, police said.
“We know the suspect fired his weapon during the encounter with the officers,” said Fort Lauderdale Police Chief William Schultz. “Three FLPD officers discharged their department-issued firearms at the time, striking the suspect.”
NBC6 spoke to a woman who heard the gunshots being fired.
“First I hear like, ‘Pow, Pow,’ then, ‘Pow, Pow,’ then a whole like, like it was a shootout,” she said.
Ospina was taken to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
“In accordance with the department policy, the three officers will be placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation,” Schultz said.
No other injuries were reported, and there is no threat to the community, police said.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has taken over the investigation, which is standard whenever there is an officer-involved shooting.