UPDATE: Police identify suspect killed in Amarillo officer-involved shooting
The Amarillo Police Department is investigating a deadly officer-involved shooting that took place Tuesday morning in the 2000 block of Paramount Boulevard.
On Tuesday afternoon, police identified the suspect who died in the morning's shooting as Kevin Keith Langemeier, 49.
At about 9:11 a.m. Tuesday, Amarillo officers were dispatched to a call reporting a man armed with a rifle in the 2000 block of Paramount Boulevard on Tuesday, according to an APD news release. One caller stated that a male suspect had made threats to harm an innocent person. Police had also received multiple calls about a man walking down the street with a firearm.
Officers contacted Langemeier, who refused commands to drop the rifle and began to raise it at officers, according to an earlier police news release.
Shots were fired, and Langemeier was struck, police said, and he died at the scene. At this time, police do not believe he fired the rifle during the incident. No one else was injured.
No officers were injured during the incident, which remains under investigation.
Amarillo Police Chief Martin Birkenfeld said that the area had to be cordoned off during the investigation Tuesday for an extended period, which impacted local businesses and residents due to the size of the crime scene.
Editor's note: Information will be added to this developing story as more details are released.
This article originally appeared on Amarillo Globe-News: Amarillo police say man refused to drop rifle, killed by officer
