APACHE JUNCTION, AZ — One person has died after a shooting involving Apache Junction police officers on Saturday evening.
According to police, officers responded to a disturbance call to the area of Meridan Drive and Superstition Boulevard about a woman yelling at a home just after 7:30 p.m.
Investigators say she left with a man in a vehicle and returned a short time later.
When officers located the vehicle and contacted an armed man at the residence, an officer-involved shooting occurred, police said.
During the incident, officers discharged their firearms, striking one person who was armed.
The person was later pronounced dead at the scene. He has been identified as 69-year-old Charles Back.
Following an investigation, detectives learned Back was armed with a Sig Saur BB gun and reportedly raised it at officers before being shot.
No officers were injured, a police spokesperson told ABC15.
"Our thoughts are with the families and loved ones of those affected by this incident. The investigation has been turned over to the East Valley Critical Incident Response Team, which will conduct an independent review," police said.
