Mesa police officers shoot, kill armed man – FOX 10 Phoenix

Mesa police officers shoot, kill armed man  FOX 10 Phoenix

Gilbert Police are investigating a deadly shooting that involved Mesa Police officers on the night of Aug. 31. Gilbert Police are investigating a deadly officer-involved shooting that happened in Mesa. FOX 10's Irene Snyder has the latest. MESA, Ariz. – Mesa Police say they are investigating a deadly officer-involved shooting that happened on the night of Aug. 31. Per a statement, officers were sent at around 8:20 p.m. to the area of Mesa Drive and McKellips Road, following reports of a person who was "threatening others and had displayed a firearm in his waistband." "Officers had previously responded to calls for service involving the same subject, including similar reports of threats involving a weapon," read a portion of the statement.

Police say when officers arrived, they tried to contact the person, but he refused to come outside. "While officers were investigating the incident, a traffic collision occurred on Mesa Drive, behind the subject’s residence, involving an uninvolved motorist and a police vehicle that was on scene for the original call. Officers remained in the area and monitored the residence to allow other officers to safely investigate the collision," read a portion of the statement. "During that time, the male was seen over a block wall in a backyard with a firearm, and that's when the officer-involved shooting occurred," said Det.