Man dead after being shot by Glendale Police during standoff
GLENDALE, Ariz. - A man is dead after being shot by Glendale Police on Wednesday afternoon.
The police department says an 37-year-old man showed up unannounced, violating an order of protection, to a house near 56th Avenue and Thunderbird Road around 12:30 p.m. on Sept. 4.
"Several neighbors contacted the police to let them know that they were aware of the order of protection and that the adult female in the home had asked them to alert police. Inside the home at the time was an adult female and a juvenile," the police department said.
The woman and child were able to escape, leaving the suspect inside the home. When police arrived and told him to leave, he allegedly refused, then barricaded himself inside.
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Police say at one point, after hours of negotiations, the man opened fire at the officers and they shot back. The man, who was identified by police on Sept. 5 as Karl Komorowski, died from his injuries.
"They were telling us to stay back. They said it was a hostage situation. A lot of gunfire," said one witness.
"Once he popped off one shot, then armored SWAT pulled up and then they went in pretty quick. It's within 20 minutes that he fired the first shot then they started to breach the home," he added.
Court paperwork reveals Karl's wife turned him in back in June-- after finding child pornography on his phone. That's when she got the order of protection for herself and their child.
"It's sad. It's really sad. It breaks my heart," the witness said
The Surprise Police Department is investigating this shooting.
No officers were injured.