US police officers have shot and killed a man in Citrus Heights, Sacramento County, California, authorities say.

The shooting happened at the Greenback Manor apartment complex on the 7500 block of Greenback Lane on Monday and the victim was an armed suspect.

The officers arrived at the complex after they had received a call reporting domestic violence between a man and woman at the apartment.

The suspect with a handgun started firing at the officers, who returned fire, striking and killing the 35-year-old man.

Police have not released any information about how many shots were fired or how many hit the man, who fathered three children.

Witnesses said they had heard multiple gunshots but no officer was injured.

On average, 87 people die each day as a function of gun violence in the US, with an average of 183 injured, according to the University of Chicago Crime Lab and the Centers for Disease Control.

The Gun Violence Archive shows that more than 5,000 people have been killed and over 10,000 injured by gun in the country since January 1, 2015.

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