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Man pursued by Chandler police in Tempe died from self-inflicted gunshot: Mesa PD

A 40-year-old man has been identified as the person who died Friday night in Tempe as Chandler police officers attempted to arrest him as a suspect in an aggravated assault incident that occurred in their city.

Chandler detectives were in Tempe on Friday with probable cause to arrest the suspect, Christoffer Vink, in the assault that occurred two weeks earlier, police said.

Just before 8 p.m. July 17, the suspect fled as officers attempted the arrest.

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