GREECE, N.Y. — One person is dead after an officer-involved shooting in Greece.

Greece Police Chief Patrick Phelan says a man called 911 claiming he was going to kill his wife.

Police arrived to the home on Betwood Lane, off of Long Pond Road, near Greece Athena High School shortly after 2 a.m.

According to officials, the man outside of the home pointed a gun at a police officer. Officer Jeffrey Fraser then fired 17 shots, striking 81-year-old Robert Litolff twice and killing him. It was later discovered that the suspect's weapon was unloaded.  

Fraser is a two-year veteran of the force.

"If an officer has a firearm pointed at him, he is under the threat of deadly physical force, the response to that is deadly physical force," Phelan said. "That is the only appropriate response to being presented with threat of deadly physical force, unfortunately. What that person's intentions were — we may never know."

Police say the man's wife was asleep and the officer involved was the only officer present at the scene.

The Chief said that over the years, there have been a number of calls to that house, but nothing substantial. Phelan added that aside from the sleeping wife, there was no one else at the home.