MESA, AZ — A man is dead after being shot by Mesa police in a reported barricade situation Thursday night.
Police say they were originally called to a report of shots fired around 9:30 p.m. near Mesa Drive and Brown Road.
The caller told 9-1-1 a woman came to her apartment after a domestic dispute with a man, and the caller also reported hearing a gunshot coming from the suspect's apartment.
Police arrived and when they went to 28-year-old Shawn Gagne's apartment, he reportedly came to the door with a gun and shut the door, starting a barricade situation.
Authorities later learned Gagne had multiple handguns inside the apartment and made multiple threats to his girlfriend.
SWAT officers took over the scene and sometime during negotiations, a total of eight officers exchanged gunfire with Gagne.
Gagne died after being hit by gunfire, according to officials.
No police officers or civilians were hurt during the incident.
Mesa police say the investigation is in its preliminary stages, but there are no outstanding suspects.
