By TANYA SMITH-CARTWRIGHT

tsmith-cartwright@tribunemedia.net

A man was shot dead by police and two officers were injured after a shootout in Pinewood Gardens on Monday.

Police had been called to a house in Cascarilla Street, to investigate a situation where it was said a man was acting disorderly.

When they attempted to confront him, he fired shots at them and ran into a room. As the officers attempted to remove him from the room, he fired more shots at them.

Police returned fire, fatally wounding the man. Two officers received non-life threatening wounds.

Police are still investigating this incident.