D.C. police shot a man on Friday as they responded to a crime scene where another man was found dead.

Speaking at the scene, D.C. police chief Robert Contee said police responded to the 6000 block of Chillum Place Northeast around 6 p.m. Friday for a “trouble” call. They noticed a man, later identified as 60-year-old Geno Freeman of Hyattsville, Md., who was suffering from a gunshot wound at the scene and pronounced dead.

They also found another man carrying a “long gun.” Contee said police asked the man to put his gun down and shot him after he did not comply. The man was hospitalized and the police department said his injuries are not life-threatening.

The officer who fired his gun has been placed on administrative leave, per department policy.

In a press release issued Saturday, police said their investigation found that the armed man, identified as 66-year-old John Woods of Silver Spring, Md., had shot Freeman before police arrived. They charged Woods with first degree murder while armed, assault on a police officer while armed, carrying a rifle or shotgun outside a home or business, and possession of unregistered ammunition.

“I think it speaks to the level of violence that we see in terms of people having access to firearms,” said Contee. “In this case, someone’s life has been lost.”

The shooting took place in the Lamond Riggs neighborhood.

“We’re gathering information to share with the community,” Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George wrote on Twitter Friday night. “Tonight is a tragic reminder of why DC declared gun violence a public health crisis.”

On Wednesday, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser issued an order declaring gun violence a public health crisis. The order also promised $15 million in spending on a violence prevention initiative that aims to funnel government resources to blocks of the city where shootings have been concentrated.

The order came as D.C. experiences an ongoing spike in homicides. Last year, 198 people in the District died of homicide (nearly 90% committed with a firearm) —more than the city had seen in 15 years.

Data shared on Wednesday show that the effect of gun violence on District residents is also starkly unequal both in terms of race and geography. A city analysis of 2020 crime reports found that 2% of the city’s blocks accounted for 41% of violent offenses where shots were fired. The analysis also showed that 95% of the city’s homicide victims last year were Black.

This story has been updated with additional information from MPD.