MADISON, Wis. — The Madison Police Department has found the officers involved in a deadly police shooting from October acted in compliance to the department’s use of force procedures.

The officers responded to reports of an armed man shooting a gun outside an apartment building along the 6500 block of Raymond Road on Oct. 27.

According to the investigation report released by MPD Friday, officers arrived to find no one outside of the building and tried to make contact with the 911 caller, identified as Dean G. Thomas.

Police noticed the 64-year-old coming down the main inside stairs of the apartment armed with a gun, the report said.

The responding officers said Thomas ignored multiple orders to drop his weapon and pointed his gun in their direction. The Madison officers then fired their weapons hitting Thomas.

He was pronounced dead at a Madison hospital following the shooting.

“This is really an illustration of the risk they can face, and the officers in this case really did an outstanding job with following the training and everything they could,” Chief Victor Wahl said. “Unfortunately, the circumstances just didn’t allow them any alternatives but the ones they took.”

The officers being investigated were identified as Justin Nelson, Joe Buccellato, Sonny Martinez and Sergeant Ryan Gibson, in the report. Only three of the officers fired their weapons.

Officers Sonny Martinez and Justin Nelson and Sergeant Ryan Gibson were put on administrative leave.

“In terms of larger issues, the abuse of deadly force, the tactical decision making, the escalation and deployment of the way officers responded, they were all deemed exonerated and acted appropriately,” Wahl said.

The investigation did reveal three minor equipment related violations. One officer did not have his wireless microphone appropriately synced with the in-car video system and two officers did not have the appropriate number of rounds in their rifle magazines.

The Department of Criminal Investigation lead the investigation following the shooting.

Investigators send their findings to the Dane County District Attorney last year.

Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne cleared the officers of criminal wrongdoing in December.