FORT LAUDERDALE - An officer was forced to fire after encountering a burning shopping cart and a person throwing "incendiary devices" early Thursday morning, according to Fort Lauderdale police.

A man who may have been throwing Molotov cocktails and possibly set multiple fires in Fort Lauderdale was shot and killed by police early Thursday.

Fort Lauderdale police officers shot and killed a person throwing “incendiary devices” early Thursday morning after responding to a call about a fire, officials say. About 6:30 a.m., Fort Lauderdale Police and Fire Rescue got a call for service about a fire in the 5300 block of Northwest 33rd Avenue,

Two Fort Lauderdale Police officers have been placed on administrative leave after they shot and killed a man who, police say, started a fire in a parking lot early Thursday morning.

Morgan Rynor reports that police said the man was standing near a burning pile of rubbish and was throwing "incendiary devices" when he was shot.