Orlando police officers shot and killed a man near a park in downtown Orlando early Friday morning after that man charged at them with a pair of scissors and refused commands to drop them, according to Deputy Chief Chad Ochiuzzo.

Orlando police shot and killed a scissors-wielding man they say had charged them while responding to an unrelated roommate dispute early Friday, according to a press release from the Orlando

Photos: Orlando coffee shop riddled with bullets after deadly officer-involved shooting Officials said a man in his 40s charged at them while holding a pair of scissors and was shot to death by the officers. The shooting shocked residents in the area. Once the police moved out, the damage left behind at the shooting scene was made clear.

Over a dozen police cruisers were seen in the area of Chatham Avenue and West Amelia Street. The incident happened around 4 a.m., according to online dispatch records. The Orlando Police Department confirmed they are working on an active investigation. Police are advising residents to avoid the area.

Orlando police officers shot and killed a man near a park in downtown Orlando early Friday morning after that man charged at them with a pair of scissors and refused commands to drop them, according to Deputy Chief Chad Ochiuzzo.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis fired back after a Democratic state senator decried the state's move to eliminate the rainbow colors from an Orlando crosswalk.

The crosswalk is located outside the site of the Pulse nightclub shooting, which has long stood as the city's interim — and only — memorial

Heavy law enforcement presence was reported in downtown Orlando on Friday morning for an active investigation.