SAN TAN VALLEY, Ariz. (KVOA) - The individual killed by Pinal County Sheriff s Office in connection to Wednesday s domestic violence investigation in San Tan Valley was identified as an 80-year-old man.
According to PCSO, 80-year-old Efren Gomez was killed in his home on West White Canyon Road at around 2 a.m. Wednesday after deputies were forced to use deadly force when he reportedly lunged at them with a pair of scissors.
Officials say the deputies were initially dispatched to the home in reference to a report about a domestic violence incident between Gomez and his wife.
When the deputies first arrived at the scene, the 80-year-old was observed actively stabbing himself with a knife and scissors before he became aggressive toward the deputies.
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SAN TAN VALLEY, Ariz. Pinal County sheriff’s deputies fatally shot an armed man after responding to reported domestic violence at a San Tan Valley home early Wednesday, the Sheriff’s Office said,
No identities were released but the office said in a statement that the incident involved a married couple and that aggressive actions by the husband toward deputies “forced deputies to use deadly force.”
The man had an unspecified weapon when deputies arrived, the statement said.
The wife was transported to a hospital for treatment of injuries suffered during the domestic violence incident, the statement said.
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