Man dies after being shot by Huntsville police officer
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Date: Oct 17 2020 10:58 PM
HUNTSVILLE: A man died after being shot by a police officer in a southwest Huntsville neighborhood late Friday.
Alberto Rivas, 57, died after being taken to Huntsville Hospital, according to a statement released by Lt. Jesse Sumlin, a Huntsville police spokesman.
Madison County Coroner Tyler Berryhill said an autopsy will be performed at the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences in Huntsville.
Sumlin said an officer shot Rivas after the man pointed a gun at police. The police officer’s name hasn’t been released. Sumlin said the officer will be on desk duty while the department investigates the shooting.
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