AL: Elderly Man brings gun to door, is shot by police

The victim's son called police to ask for a welfare check on his father, who lived in the East Lake House in the 7900 block of First Avenue South, Birmingham police spokesman Lt. Sean Edwards said. When the officer and firefighters got to the door on the fourth floor, the man opened the door with a gun pointed at the officer.

The officer fired a couple of shots and hit the man, Edwards said.

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