Edmonton police have surrounded an intersection, after a man holding a rifle reportedly fired at officers – witnesses said he was shot by police.

Police said at least seven calls came in to 911 at about 11:33 a.m., reporting a lone male carrying a weapon in the area of 50 Street and 137 Avenue – one of the reports indicated the male had been seen loading the weapon.

Officers were dispatched to the scene – and two officers arrived on the scene to see a male pointing what appeared to be a long-barreled firearm at bystanders.

Witnesses said the man went into the intersection and was holding a rifle.

“I saw a man with a [rifle], he was sitting in the middle of the road, and he start – two police arrived on the scene, and I heard a couple of shots, the guy he laid on the ground,” Ahmad El Khatib, a witness who was nearby, said.

“He put the case on the ground…he took the rifle, he started waving for cars to go here and there, and then police arrived and I hear shooting.”

“He was pointing at cars, when the cop cars came, he was yelling at them to stand back, then the cops hid behind the car, he shot at the car, after they hid behind it,” witness Armando Mazzocca said. “The cops came up and shot him.”

According to police, when the male saw the officers, he turned and pointed the firearm at them – EPS said a 10-year veteran discharged his weapon.

Paramedics were called, and officers performed first aid until paramedics arrived.

At last word, the male was still alive.

Investigators with the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) were called in early Monday afternoon.

Investigating @edmontonpolice officer-involved shooting 137 Ave. & 50 St intersection. ASIRT en route. No further info avail. at this time. — ASIRT (@ASIRT_AB) March 13, 2017

Police are asking anyone with photos or video of the incident to call the Edmonton Police Service non-emergency line at 780-423-4567.

Update: late Monday, CTV’s David Ewasuk confirmed the identity of the man involved in the shooting from earlier in the day.