Police fatally shot a man investigators say was armed with a handgun in the downtown Los Angeles area early Monday.

Officers were conducting an investigation near West 7^th and South Bixel streets about 3:50 a.m. when they attempted to contact a man described as a suspect, a Los Angeles Police Department Lt. Jovel said during a news conference.

It was unclear what the man was suspected of doing but investigators said he ran from the officers and headed south toward West 8^th Street.

That’s where Jovel said the man produced a firearm, which “resulted in an officer-involved shooting.”

The unidentified man, described as a Black male between 30 and 40 years old, was struck by the gunfire and pronounced dead at a local hospital, the spokesperson said.

No officers were injured in the incident.

No further details about what led to the initial stop were available.

Authorities will be looking at body-worn and in-car video, and searching for witnesses as part of their investigation.

A firearm was recovered at the scene, Jovel said.

The 8^th Street onramp to the southbound 110 Freeway was closed during the investigation.