CHANDLER, AZ — A woman is dead and a man is in custody after a shooting in Chandler Friday afternoon.
Chandler police say officers were called for a domestic disturbance near Arizona Avenue and Chandler Boulevard after reports of an argument and a noise resembling a gunshot.
When officers arrived, they found an apartment door ajar and an unresponsive woman inside. Police say the woman was pulled outside and pronounced dead. She has been identified as 23-year-old Jadyn Angelica Rose Acker.
A second woman called police, saying her son was barricaded in a bathroom "claiming to be armed and refusing to come out."
Chandler police SWAT unit responded to the scene, less than less-lethal tools and a police K9 were used to take the man into custody. The suspect was taken to a hospital. He has been identified as 25-year-old Jaren Jeandre Varnrobinson.
Police say a handgun and spent casing were found inside the apartment.
During an investigation, detectives determined the shooting to be domestic violence.
The investigation remains ongoing.
