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Mesa man surrenders after barricading in apartment

Jan 15, 2014, 7:59 AM | Updated: 7:59 am

PHOENIX — A domestic dispute in Mesa that turned into a shooting and an overnight barricade situation was resolved without injury, said police.

A gas attack eventually forced the man and woman out of an an apartment near Brown Road and Horne around 2 a.m. on WSednesday, four hours after police had arrived.

Officers said when they arrived they saw a woman inside the unit, and she was yelling for help. They also saw a man with what looked like a gun. Officers broke into the unit and the man drew his weapon and officers fired.

A police spokesman said the man managed to close the door, setting the barricade situation into motion.

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