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Man dies after being shot by officers in Jeffersonville

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JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — A man who was listed as critical from Thursday night’s shooting involving Jeffersonville officers has died, Indiana State Police say.

At around 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jeffersonville Police Department officers were dispatched to the Eastlawn Apartments at East 8th Street and Nachand Lane after receiving a report of a man with possible mental health issues walking around the parking lot while carrying a handgun.

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Police made contact with Robert William Atkins, 44, who was rushed to University Hospital in Louisville after he shot a gun in the air and then pointed it toward officers, ISP says.

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Atkins was initially listed in critical condition but died from his injuries Sunday afternoon.

More information will be released as it becomes available.

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