A man suffering a mental health crisis was shot and killed by the Metropolitan Police Department Wednesday, according to officials.

MPD officials stated during a press conference that they arrived in Northwest, D.C. on January 24, Tuesday, around 9:45 a.m. in response to the report of a shooting.

D.C. Fire and EMS responded to the 2500 block of Bidding road for 911 calls to the man in crisis. Officers responded to the scene. One of the initial responding officers is a trained crisis intervention officer and has a background as an observer. He negotiated with the emergency response team.