FLORENCE, Kentucky — A man was shot in killed in a police shooting outside of an Amazon facility in Kentucky on Tuesday, according to our media partners WCPO-9 TV.

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The shooting took place outside of the Amazon facility off Industrial Road in Florence.

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Kentucky State Police (KSP) said the Boone County Sheriff’s Office and Florence Police Department responded to initial reports of a stolen semi-truck around 7 a.m.

WCPO-9 reported that authorities stopped the truck, and 35-year-old Michael Simpson, of Cleves, got out of the driver’s seat.

According to KSP, Simpson reportedly did not follow the officer’s commands, “which resulted in a physical altercation.”

It is not clear what happened during the “altercation,” but a Florence police officer was injured, according to WCPO-9.

KSP said Simpson got a gun and pointed it at his head while walking near the facility.

Two Boone County Sheriff’s deputies shot Simpson at this time.

It is unclear where Simpson was shot, WCPO-9 reported.

Simpson was transported to St. Elizabeth Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

State police confirmed to WCPO-9 that Simpson is not associated with Amazon.

This shooting remains under investigation by the KSP’s Critical Incident Response Team.

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