Police in Ravenna shot and killed a man who was using a person as “a human shield” during a confrontation with officers early Sunday, authorities say.

Officers shot and killed an armed man Sunday morning who they said used another person as a human shield. Around 1:30 a.m. Ravenna police were called to reports of a man with a gun sleeping on the floor of an apartment, according to CBS-affiliate WOIO. The call came from a person inside the apartment.

The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Invesigation was called to investigate the shooting, and agents are currently interviewing witnesses.

An Israeli military officer disclosed Thursday that the army uses Palestinians as human shields at least six times daily in the Gaza Strip, an illegal tactic under international law. The officer, who wrote anonymously in the Haaretz newspaper, criticized military police for opening just six investigations into the practice.

Ravenna police fatally shot a man on Saturday after he pointed a gun at them at a Hazen Street apartment. Ravenna officers responded at 1:30 a.m. Sunday to a report of a man with a gun sleeping on the floor of an apartment, according to a press release from the police department.