Fairfax County officers shoot man armed with gun, chainsaws, ax, and blowtorch: police

Fairfax Co. officers shoot man armed with gun, chainsaws: police

A man wielding a firearm, chainsaws, an ax, and a blowtorch was shot during an incident with police late Sunday night in Fairfax County, authorities said.

BURKE, Va. - A man wielding a firearm, chainsaws, an ax, and a blowtorch was shot during an incident with police late Sunday night in Fairfax County, authorities said.

Officers responded around 10:13 p.m. to a weapons call in the 9700 block of Church Way in Burke.

Police say man armed

According to the Fairfax County Police Department, crisis negotiators engaged with the man, who they said was armed and displaying multiple weapons, including chainsaws, an ax, and a blowtorch.

What we know:

During the encounter, an officer fired two less-than-lethal beanbag projectiles at the man. An officer then discharged their firearm, striking the man in his lower extremities. He was taken to a nearby hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening.

The officer has been placed on restricted duty pending the outcome of an internal investigation, police said.