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Syracuse police on the scene of a shooting at the Kinslon Apartments, 1313 Butternut St.. Feb. 12, 2016.

(Ken Sturtz | ksturtz@syracuse.com)

Update: Police say woman was fatally shot by Syracuse cop when she refused to drop shotgun

Syracuse police investigating a shooting at the Kinslon Apartments, 1313 Butternut St., on the city's North Side.

Update: (10:30 p.m.) When police arrived, one officer stayed at the front of 1313 Butternut St., while the other went to the rear of the building.

The officer who went to the rear of the building immediately encountered a group of people, one of whom was a 32-year-old woman holding a sawed-off shotgun, Police Chief Frank Fowler said.

Upon seeing the officer, the woman fled to the front of the building. The officer stationed at the front of the building repeatedly ordered her to drop her weapon.

She refused and the officer fired, striking her. She was taken to the hospital and died before 10 p.m., Fowler said.

Update: (10:20 p.m.) The female suspect was armed with a sawed-off shotgun when she was shot by police, Chief Frank Fowler said. She was transported to a local hospital, where she later died.

Update: (10:10 p.m.) A officer shot and killed a suspect at 1313 Butternut St. Officers had responded there for a drug complaint reported to 911.

Original: SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Dozens of Syracuse police officers are investigating a shooting this evening at an apartment complex on the city's North Side.

According to police scanner reports, an officer was involved in the shooting.

Officers were called to the Kinslon Apartments, 1313 Butternut St., around 8:40 p.m.

The 1300 block of Butternut Street has been blocked off while police investigate. An ambulance was also called to the scene.

Police Chief Frank Fowler has arrived at the scene and will be speaking to media shortly.



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