By AMY JONES / Associate Editor

An Alabaster man was pronounced dead Dec. 6 after he was shot by a police officer during a disturbance in the Navajo Hills subdivision.

At 4:15 p.m., the Alabaster Police Department received a call reporting a person threatening suicide. Officers responded to a residence in the 1300 block of West Navajo Drive, where they found 23-year-old Gerald Dimas Luna II threatening suicide while outside the residence armed with a weapon.

An officer shot the man, who was then airlifted to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:08 p.m.

None of the officers responding were injured.

Alabaster Police Chief Stanley Oliver requested the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office investigate the shooting.

More information will be released as it becomes available. Check back for updates.