An armed man was shot and killed by Oro Valley police Monday night inside Tohono Chul Park, authorities say.
The shooting occurred just before 7 p.m. when officers were at the closed park to check on a report of gunfire in the area, the department said in a news release.
Officers encountered the armed man during a search of the private 49-acre property west of North Oracle Road near West Ina Road, the release said.
"At that point, an officer involved shooting occurred," the release said. "he shooting resulted in one male subject being shot."
Officers at the scene rendered first aid until fire crews arrived. The unidentified man died at the scene, the release said.
No officers were wounded.
The Pima Regional Critical Incident Team, the multi-agency unit that investigates local police-involved shootings, is handling the investigation. The Pima County Sheriff's Department is the lead agency in the probe.
