OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police say a man fatally shot by officers this week was acting erratically, had yelled he would not return to prison and had pointed a gun at officers before he was shot.

A police account of the Thursday night encounter says 33-year-old William Adams repeatedly told officers to shoot him and put the barrel of a loaded handgun in his mouth, under his chin and to his head. Police say he was shot when he removed the gun from his mouth and lowered it in the direction of officers.

Police say Adams had barricaded himself inside an apartment late Thursday afternoon, when a vehicle he was suspected of stealing was spotted in south-central Omaha. The shooting occurred about 2 ½ hours later.