NEAR FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WSVN) — Authorities said they were forced to fire after deputies encountered an armed man near Fort Lauderdale in unincorporated Broward County, fatally striking the man.

According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a 911 call of a disturbance with a firearm along the 2500 block of Northwest Ninth Court, just south of Sunrise Boulevard and near Interstate 95, at around 5:35 p.m. on Sunday.

“A John Doe, a caller is advising, is tripping on drugs and walking around with a firearm. Black male, blue shirt, black T-shirt,” said a dispatcher in radio transmissions.

Investigators said responding deputies made contact with the person.

“BSO deputies quickly responded to the scene and made contact with this armed individual,” said BSO spokesperson

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