A man is dead after a police-involved shooting in Quesnel, B.C., early Tuesday.

According to the B.C. RCMP, the incident happened at approximately 3:30 a.m., with a man sleeping inside a car that was parked along the 400 block of Carson Avenue.

Police say when officers conducted a check on the vehicle and approached him, the man reportedly reached for a firearm, with shots then being fired.