A man was killed in a shooting with officers in Catawba County early Tuesday morning, according to the Catawba County Sheriff's Office.

It happened just after 1 a.m. at a home on Rifle Range Road. Catawba County deputies went to the home Monday night in response to a man, later identified as Michael Rose, who they said was threatening to harm himself with a gun.

"During that time, deputies were able to assist an elderly female in leaving that residence safely," deputies said. 

Catawba County's Special Tactics and Response (STAR) and crisis intervention teams stepped in to help, with plans to take Rose to a hospital for help, the sheriff's office said. Deputies said officers were still trying to talk to Rose when they heard a gunshot and saw smoke coming from the home. 

"STAR Team members then entered the residence in an effort rescue Rose. During that time, Rose fired a weapon at STAR Team members who returned fire. Rose was killed during that exchange," deputies said. 

The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is investigating.

This is the third police shooting to happen in North Carolina since Sunday. A 16-year-old was shot by police in Durham Sunday morning, and police shot and killed a man during a reported break-in in Winston-Salem Sunday night, according to officials.