The Maryland Attorney General’s Office is investigating a deadly police shooting Saturday in Wheaton, Maryland.
Police responded to a call for an assault in progress in the 3400 block of Janet Road at about 7:45 p.m. Saturday . The Maryland Attorney General's Office says officers encountered a man who was holding what police believed to be a knife.
“When the first officer arrived, he encountered an adult male who was armed with an object,” Montgomery County police spokeswoman Shiera Goff told reporters.
According to the Maryland attorney general's independent investigation division, which investigates police shootings in the state, officers repeatedly ordered the suspect to “drop the knife.”
“The individual was approaching the officer as well as the victims that he had allegedly assaulted earlier," Goff said.
Investigators say the man ignored commands and began to cross the street. That's when an officer opened fire.
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Officials did not say how many times the man was shot. Officers provided emergency aid and called medics, and the man was pronounced dead on the scene.
According to the attorney general's office, police recovered a grill fork near the man's body, but there's no mention of police ever recovering a knife.
Investigators did not immediately identify the man who was killed, nor the officer who fired at him. Police also haven't revealed much about the alleged assault committed by the man or how many people may have been involved. A spokeswoman for the department said no one was seriously hurt.
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The Maryland attorney general's independent investigation division said it plans to release body camera footage within 20 days of the shooting.
The officer who shot the man was placed on administrative leave as the investigation continues.
Stay with NBC Washington for more details on this developing story.
