A Florida man linked to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was shot and killed by the FBI in Orlando, Fla. overnight, NBC News reported. FBI agents were questioning Ibragim Todashev regarding his connection to the dead bombing suspect. At some point during the interview, the man went to attack an agent who then shot and killed him.

“We are currentlyB responding to a shooting incident involving an FBI special agent,” FBI Special Agent Dave Couvertier said in a statement to NBC News. “The agent encountered the suspect while conducting official duties. We do not have any further details at this time. We expect to have more information later this morning.” Todashev had been interviewed about his connections to the bombing suspects before by the FBI and started out cooperative, NBC News sources said.Get More at NBC News