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James Anthony Scott, a 42-year-old Mandan man, was killed by a Bismarck police officer late Sunday night.

The incident was the third officer-involved shooting this year. This is the first fatal officer-involved shooting within the past five years.

Sgt. Mark Buschena said this is the largest number of officer-involved shootings in one year that he can recall. There has been one each year since 2012, except in 2013 when there were none. There were two in 2011.

Officers responded to 3240 E. Thayer Ave. at 11:11 p.m. after someone called 911 and reported there was an intoxicated man in the back of the building armed with a shotgun who wanted to kill the caller. Buschena said it is believed the two knew each other though the specifics of the connection are unknown.

Buschena said about 10 officers, almost all of the officers on the shift, responded, setting up an inner perimeter and outer perimeter to stop traffic.

As officers were en route, additional information was received that the caller was with a neighbor in back of 3220 E. Thayer Ave. and that one of these two was armed with a handgun. Dispatch told the caller to move to an area of safety but the caller refused. The caller then reported the man was walking toward him with a shotgun.