Emily Featherston (File)
VHPD
UPDATE: It is not yet known whether Hart was killed by a Vestavia Hills officer, only that Vestavia Hills police were involved in the incident.
Jefferson County Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates confirmed the identity of the man killed in a Saturday incident involving Vestavia Hills police.
Douglas Harold Hart, 67, of Irondale, was killed during an incident on Saturday afternoon during which a Vestavia Hills police officer was also wounded, but later released from the hospital.
Yates said his office does not have the cause of death at this time.
At about 4:20 p.m., officers were alerted to a person with a gun in the 4400 block of Old Overton Road, according to a department Facebook post. Upon arrival, officers found Hart with a gun, and shots were fired.
More details about the incident are unavailable, as the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency will investigate the situation, which is standard practice for officer-involved shootings.
The Voice will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.
