A man who was reportedly suicidal is in critical condition Thursday morning after he was shot by a Riverdale City Police officer.
Officers were called to the Cherry Creek Apartments at 1551 W. Riverdale Road about 1 a.m. Thursday, where they confronted the armed, suicidal man, according to Riverdale Police Lt. Casey Warren. The officers tried to resolve the situation peacefully, Warren said, but at some point at least one officer shot and wounded him.
The man, whose name has not been released, was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.