MESA, AZ — The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is investigating a deputy-involved shooting in Mesa that left one man dead.
Sgt. Joaquin Enriquez confirmed MCSO was on scene at the Sunday morning incident near Crismon and Brown roads.
#NEW on-scene lieutenant tells me multiple @mcsoaz deputies fired their guns, one man shot near Crismon/Brown this morning. No deputies hurt, condition of the other man unknown. Investigation ongoing. @abc15 pic.twitter.com/Jv5uirA4Iz
— Mike Pelton (@MikePeltonABC15) December 17, 2018
An MCSO command van just showed up at a deputy-involved shooting near Crismon/Brown. We are told deputies are ok. Few details so far now 4+ hours later @abc15 pic.twitter.com/g8c5lRB45o
— Mike Pelton (@MikePeltonABC15) December 16, 2018
Officials said deputies responded to reports of an armed suicidal subject who fired a weapon in the area. When deputies got on scene, 50-year-old Edward Rudhman confronted them and shots were fired by deputies.
Rudhman was shot and taken to an area hospital where he later died, MCSO officials said in an evening tweet.
Sgt. Enriquez said no deputies were injured in the shooting.
An investigation is ongoing.
