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Mesa officer shoots man armed with handgun

A man was in stable condition Friday night after being shot by a Mesa police officer, authorities said.

Officers responded just after 5 p.m. July 11 to a report of gunshots being fired near 350 E. Fifth Ave. in Mesa.

Witnesses reported seeing a man outside an apartment complex, banging on doors and armed with a handgun, according to a release from the Mesa Police Department.

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FIFTH AVENUE

Mesa officer shoots man armed with handgun

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A man was in stable condition Friday night after being shot by a Mesa police officer, authorities said.

Officers responded just after 5 p.m. July 11 to a report of gunshots being fired near 350 E. Fifth Ave. in Mesa.

Witnesses reported seeing a man outside an apartment complex, banging on doors and armed with a handgun, according to a release from the Mesa Police Department.

Two officers arrived and found a man outside matching the description and “gave him clear, reasonable commands to comply. The man failed to comply with the officers’ commands, leading to an officer-involved shooting that happened at 5:05 p.m.,” the release stated.

The suspect, 30, who police have not identified, was taken into custody, transported to a hospital for treatment of gunshot wounds and was listed in stable condition Friday night, police said. No officers were injured.

The incident is being investigated by the Gilbert Police Department under the East Valley Critical Incident Response Team.

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