NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Three New Orleans police officers have been placed on administrative leave following the weekend shooting death of a teenager.

Officers were responding to a call of shots fired Sunday night when they were directed to a person carrying an assault rifle.
Officers confronted the person and ordered him to drop the weapon.

When the suspect allegedly pointed the rifle at the officers, they fired several times hitting him in the body. The victim was identified as Jamyrin Points, 17, police said Monday. He was pronounced dead at the scene.