NYPD officers fatally shot a 62-year-old man outside a NYCHA complex, who was brandishing a gun

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Police officers shot and killed a man who was carrying a gun outside a NYCHA complex in East Harlem early on Sunday, according to NYPD officials.

NYPD Chief of Housing Martine Materasso said the department received several calls about a man brandishing a gun outside the Washington Houses near East 103rd Street and Third Avenue around 12:30 a.m. When officers arrived, Materasso said the man refused to drop his weapon

“The officers gave numerous commands verbally to drop the gun, which the male did not comply,” Materasso said at a news conference outside the NYCHA complex early on Sunday morning. “The two officers discharged their firearms, striking the male.”

Police officials identified the man on Monday as 62-year-old Mark Kelly. After the shooting, he was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead.

A gun was retrieved at the scene and an investigation into the incident is ongoing, the NYPD said.

Officials said Kelly lived about 10 blocks south of the Washington Houses, but they were still not sure why he was at the complex. He was not related to any gang or crew activity and had not been on the NYPD’s radar for serious mental health issues, they said.

Police also said several concerned residents had called 911 after seeing Kelly brandish a gun. It’s unclear if he fired it before officers arrived.