SACRAMENTO – A suspect has been taken to the hospital after a shooting involving police officers in Sacramento Tuesday morning.

Sacramento police say officers originally responded shortly after 9 a.m. near N. 16th and N. B streets to investigate reports of a man brandishing a gun.

Officers arrived and saw what appeared to be a gun in the suspect's pocket. After refusing to comply with the officer's commands not to reach for the firearm, the suspect walked toward the officers while telling them to shoot him, police said.

The suspect continued walking toward the officers and pulled the firearm from his pocket. That is when police said three officers fired their guns at the suspect, who was taken to an area hospital in critical condition and was stable at last check. His name has not been released.

Sacramento police said the suspect will be booked into the downtown jail when he is medically cleared.

No officers were hurt. 

Officers located the suspect's firearm at the scene and determined it was an imitation gun.

An internal investigation is being conducted to review "policy, tactics, and training as it relates to the use of force," the police department said. Footage from law enforcement officials of the incident will be released within the next 30 days.

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