Two Wilkes-Barre police officers have been placed on administrative leave following the fatal shooting of a 43-year-old man Sunday morning.
The incident followed a domestic violence call, Pennsylvania State Police, Troop P, Captain Patrick Dougherty and Luzerne County District Attorney Sam Sanguedolce said in a statement released Monday afternoon.
Police have not released the deceased man's name, or the names of the officers involved.
According to Dougherty and Sanguedolce:
Police were dispatched to Mayer Street at 10:45 a.m. Sunday for a 911 call "indicating domestic violence" between a female and her ex-husband, who no longer lived there.
The man was no longer at the Mayer Street residence when police arrived. Officers then went to his residence on Holland Street.
When police arrived, they found the man yelling in the street.
"The call devolved into a shooting incident resulting in the male being struck by gunfire," according to the statement. The man was transported to an area hospital where he died of his injuries.
An autopsy was performed at 2 p.m. Monday by forensic pathologist Dr. Gary Ross, who determined the man's cause of death to be multiple gunshot wounds.
The manner of death is pending the outcome of the investigation, the release stated.
The officers have been placed on administrative leave per Wilkes-Barre Police Department policy, the release added.
The Pennsylvania State Police, Troop P – Wilkes-Barre Crime Unit, Forensic Services Unit, and the Luzerne County District Attorney’s Office are investigating, and "further details will be publicized as they can be made available," according to the release.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Pennsylvania State Police, Troop P – Wilkes-Barre at 570-821-4110.
