At the request of 10th District Attorney General Stephen Crump, TBI special agents are investigating the circumstances leading to the death of a man during an interaction with officers from the Cleveland Police Department Saturday afternoon.

Just before 1:30 p.m., Cleveland officers received a report that Matthew James Riggs (DOB 8/6/71) was threatening to harm himself and was armed with a weapon. Officers spotted Riggs’ vehicle in the 1000 block of Cottage Stone Lane and initiated a traffic stop. At some point during the encounter, officers heard a gunshot, resulting in one officer firing shots. Riggs was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death. No officers were injured during the incident.