The suspect, identified by police as 38-year-old Christian Avalos Gonzales, died at the hospital
PEORIA, AZ — A man is dead after a shooting involving police Friday afternoon near 67th and Peoria avenues.Officials say someone called for help saying their neighbor displayed a handgun and fired it into the street. The caller stated the neighbor was yelling at him and then took off in his truck.
When a Peoria officer arrived at the caller's residence the officer encountered the suspect in his driveway armed with a gun, according to police officials. The officer reportedly commanded the man to drop his weapon. Officials say the man then pointed it and fired two rounds at the officer.. No officers were injured during the incident. Detectives did recover a handgun at the scene belonging to the suspect.
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