Man Who Threatened Gunfire At Burbank Home Depot Dies In Police Shooting, Authorities Say

BURBANK, CA — A man who called police saying he was going to shoot people at Home Depot was shot and killed by Burbank police on Saturday, police said in a statement.

The shooting in the parking lot at Home Depot, 1200 S. Flower St., is under investigation, Burbank police said Saturday night.

Police were called about 4 p.m. by a man who said he was in a vehicle in the store's parking lot and had a firearm, and told police he was going to shoot people, the statement said.

"The man provided the Communications Center operator with the make and color of the vehicle he was in and the location in the parking lot," police said.

When officers arrived, the man was still sitting in the vehicle, police said, and they had a brief conversation with the man.

It was "followed by the suspect’s aggressive actions which precipitated an officer-involved shooting," the police statement said.

Police immediately called for medical aid and the Burbank Fire Department took the man to Providence Holy Cross Trauma Center, where he succumbed to his injuries, the statement said.

The officers were not injured during the shooting.

The man's identity was being withheld pending identification by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office.

Burbank Police detectives, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, and the Department of Justice have been notified and will be responding to the scene.

Videos posted on the Citizen app show customers inside the store, waiting to be released, as authorities were working to clear the store and investigate.

"Multiple evidence markers" could be seen in the parking lot following the shooting, CBS Los Angeles reported.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Burbank Police Department Investigations Division, at 818-238-3210.

This report has been updated with a statement from Burbank police.