Stabbing suspect killed in Mesa officer-involved shooting: PD
MESA, Ariz. - A stabbing suspect in a Wednesday night officer-involved shooting in Mesa is dead, the police department said.
The shooting happened at an apartment complex in the area of Dobson Road and Main Street around 7 p.m. on Aug. 7.
Mesa Police say officers arrived at the scene and found a woman who had been stabbed. She was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Officers encountered the man who allegedly stabbed the woman at an apartment, and he was holding a lage knife.
As the officers spoke with the suspect, police say he began moving back toward the apartment. Officers used less-than-lethal rounds, but the suspect did not stop.
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When the man started going through the door, police say officers opened fire. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene.
Another woman was inside the apartment during the shooting. She was not hurt. Police say all three people involved in the incident were family members who lived together.
No identities were released, and no officers were hurt.
"All I know is that all three people are members of the same family, so this is a domestic-violence situation," said Det. Richard Encinas. "Son, mother and grandmother."
A witness named Justyn who lives at the apartment complex said, "I'm pretty shook up. I live with my girlfriend. She's pretty shook about it. We're trying to handle it the best we can since we are right there. We are trying our best."