MESA, AZ — A homicide investigation in Mesa ended with an officer-involved shooting early Saturday after police say the suspect fired at officers during a standoff.
A Mesa police spokesperson said officers first responded around 11 p.m. Friday to an apartment complex near Dobson and Broadway roads for reports of shots fired.
When officers arrived, they found a man dead with gunshot wounds.
Investigators say they developed a lead that took them to a second nearby apartment complex, where they located an individual who matched their suspect description, according to court paperwork.
According to court documents, officers attempted to negotiate with the man, identified by police as 46-year-old Abishai Ben Israel, who had barricaded himself inside an apartment. During the standoff, Israel fired multiple rounds at officers, prompting the officers to return gunfire.
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Police said no one was hit by gunfire during the exchange.
Israel later came out of the apartment and was taken into custody after officers used a Taser. He is being booked on 17 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of possessing a weapon as a prohibited possessor, according to court paperwork.
It is unclear if Israel is the suspect in the homicide investigation or if police are looking for other individuals. The relationship between Israel and the homicide victim are not clear, according to police.
The Scottsdale Police Department is investigating the officer-involved shooting.
The investigation into both incidents remains ongoing.
This is one of two officer-involved shootings in less than 24 hours in the Valley.
Chandler police were involved in a shooting after an attempted arrest Friday evening in Tempe near Scottsdale and McKellips roads.
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