A 34-year-old Montgomery man was killed in an officer-involved shooting early Monday, following an encounter at the rear of Montgomery City Hall.

Shortly after 4 a.m., the shooting victim, identified as Eric Young, “was seen doing something behind City Hall — it’s not clear yet just what it was — when the officer confronted him” and apparently tried to make an arrest, said Montgomery Police Chief Paris Workman.

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