A man died at UAB Hospital after he was shot by Homewood police in a city park.

The shooting happened at 9:30 p.m. Monday at the Homewood Soccer Park in the 1800 block of South Lakeshore Drive near Columbiana Road.

Sgt. Mark Trippe said a Homewood officer was investigating a suspicious vehicle at the park. The park was otherwise empty at the time, police said.

One of the people inside the vehicle engaged in a physical altercation and then pulled a gun, police said.

The officer then shot the man.

He was taken to UAB Hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

No officers were injured.

Per department policy, the investigation has been turned over the State Bureau of Investigation.