GILBERT, Ariz. — A man was shot and killed by Gilbert police officers Friday after officials said he attempted to contact an ex-girlfriend who had a restraining order on him.
The Gilbert Police Department said officers responded to The Flats at SanTan apartment complex when a woman called saying her ex-boyfriend was on the way over, even though she had a court-ordered Order of Protection against him.
Officials said the 27-year-old ex-boyfriend took off an ankle monitor he had from a previous, unrelated arrest while on his way to the apartment.
Officers were already at the apartment speaking with the women when the man approached. Police said an officer tried speaking with the man but he fled with a gun in his hand.
After searching around the complex, the Arizona Department of Public Safety air units found the man with the gun next to him.
Authorities said the Gilbert PD SWAT team tried negotiating with the man to surrender for three hours. Police said around 2 a.m., the man allegedly posed a threat to officers and was shot.
He was pronounced dead on the scene. No officers were injured.
Officials said officers' body cameras were on and an investigation is ongoing.
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