Police say officers fatally shot man who pulled gun on them

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Officers in Ohio fatally shot a man when he pulled out a handgun after they tried to search him for a weapon, police said Monday.

The officers stopped Mohammad Isaifan, 40, as he was walking on Sunday morning because he matched the description of an owner who had earlier abandoned his car against highway median in Akron a couple miles from where the encounter occurred, the city’s police said. The officers attempted a pat-down, and the ensuing struggle led to the shooting, they said.

Their statement Monday recounting what happened didn’t explain why Isaifan might have left the car. He died at the scene of the shooting.

Police said they found another handgun and ammunition in his vehicle, and more than 2,000 rounds of ammunition at his apartment. They said federal investigators were consulted on the investigation.

His ex-wife told the Akron Beacon Journal that Isaifan is from Jordan and has no family in the United States other than her and their daughter.