OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police have released the name of a man who was fatally shot by an officer.

Police said in a news release Friday that officers assigned to an anti-gang unit spotted the man about 4:25 p.m. Thursday. He’d fled from them earlier in the day.

Police say the officers confronted the man, and the situation rapidly escalated. One of the officers shot the man, who was taken to Nebraska Medical Center, where he later died. Police did not say whether the man had fired at the officers or otherwise assaulted them or say whether he was armed.

Police identified him as 44-year-old Lance McIntire.