A standoff in Jacksonville's Westside ended in tragedy late Tuesday when Calixto Beabenutti, 44, was shot and killed by SWAT officers after an hourslong confrontation. Action News Jax reported that police were called to the 7700 block of Lenox Avenue around 8 p.m. following reports of a man firing a gun and yelling.

Upon arrival, officers engaged with Beabenutti, who was armed and initially confronted the officers before retreating into a residence, refusing to come out. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office indicated at a news conference that the decision to call in the SWAT team stemmed from the volatility of the situation, Jax Today detailed the encounter, noting that Beabenutti eventually emerged from the house, ignoring commands and attempting to enter a neighboring residence.

Chief Alan Parker described the tense moments leading to the fatal shooting, "At the end, he finally comes out the front door. He is still not complying with their commands, and he walks over to go to a neighboring residence," Chief Parker said, "They engage him in a yard before he gets to the residence — they are saying stop, drop the gun. He doesn’t — he tries to get up to get into that neighboring residence, and that’s when they had to shoot him," in a statement obtained by Jax Today .

This incident marks the ninth officer-involved shooting by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office this year. In questioning the frequency of such incidents, Sheriff T.K. Waters said, "We show up because we are called, which is our responsibility," and added, "You cannot allow him to take a hostage," when addressing the immediate danger posed by Beabenutti's actions, as detailed by Jax Today . Waters also stressed that the actions officers took were in response to the threat presented.

The SWAT officers involved were identified by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office as Kody Crews, Phillip McCranie, and Shane Lyons, with this being Officer Lyons' first officer-involved shooting, the second for Officer Crews, and the third for Officer McCranie. Jax Today reported that the investigation is ongoing, particularly into whether Beabenutti fired directly at the SWAT team upon their arrival. Beabenutti died at the scene and, according to officials, had been drinking and had "some issues," though it remains unclear whether he had ties to the homes involved.