Mesa officer shoots at suspect prior to barricade in Chandler home

A Mesa police officer shot at a man Tuesday at a Chandler home where authorities were attempting to arrest him as a suspect in a domestic violence case, officials said.

Mesa police detectives responded just before 3:45 p.m. Sept. 1 to the home near Frye Road and Kingston Street.

Detectives had established probable cause to arrest a suspect in connection with a domestic violence incident that occurred earlier this week in Mesa, police said, adding they had information confirming the suspect was at the Chandler home.

Detectives talked with the suspect inside the residence and were giving him instructions to surrender.

“During the communication, the suspect told detectives he was armed with a rifle. The suspect was then observed at the rear of the residence holding a rifle, at which time an officer-involved shooting occurred,” a Mesa Police Department release stated.

The suspect refused commands to surrender, retreated into the home and barricaded himself inside, police said, adding officers used several less-lethal options to arrest the suspect. The unidentified man eventually was taken into custody and then to a hospital for treatment.

Police did not say what injuries the suspect suffered.

A day earlier, Mesa police shot and killed an armed man who had been threatening others. That shooting occurred near Mesa Drive and McKellips Road.

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