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A man is dead after he was shot by a police officer Thursday night, West Chester police said.
At a press conference Friday night, West Chester Police Chief Brian Rebholz provided more information on the incident.
Rebholz said officers responded to an apartment complex on Zinnia Court just before 10 p.m. Thursday after a neighbor reported hearing a woman screaming for help inside another unit.
Portions of the 911 call were played at the press conference. In the call, someone can be heard identifying themselves as a neighbor hearing a fight between a man and a woman. The caller can be heard saying they heard a woman screaming and falling down the stairs.
Rebholz said officers attempted to contact the people inside the apartment after arriving. In body camera footage shown at the press conference, officers can be seen attempting to talk with a man on the phone and then talking to the woman inside the apartment on the phone.
WATCH: Here's what we know about the fatal shooting after Friday's press conference
Officers are shown asking the woman if she needs them to enter the apartment, to which she responds, "Yes."
Rebholz said officers then decided to enter the apartment and found a man inside. Body camera footage shows officers finding the man, who was holding a kitchen knife up to a woman's neck and telling officers not to "rush in."
An officer then shot the man. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Rebholz.
The 31-year-old woman was taken to UC West Chester and treated for her injuries. She has been released from the hospital.
Watch the full conference with the West Chester police chief in the video below:
No officers were seriously injured in the encounter, according to police.
The investigation remains ongoing. Four officers involved have been placed on administrative leave per department policy, according to Rebholz.
At Friday's press conference, Rebholz presented information on the officers involved. Rebholz said the officer who fired the shot was a sergeant, and one other sergeant and two patrolmen were involved.
Rebholz also identified the deceased as 39-year-old Lorenzo J. Miller.
Miller has a prior criminal history that includes aggravated murder, felonious assault, domestic violence, aggravated robbery, possession of dangerous drugs, weapons under disability and obstruction, according to police.
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation has also been requested to conduct an independent investigation of the incident.
