Maricopa police officers fatally wound man at his residence
Jan 19, 2015, 12:15 PM | Updated: 12:15 pm
PHOENIX — Two Maricopa police officers fatally shot a man on Sunday. The incident is under investigation by the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
Police identified the man as 32-year-old Johnathon Guillory. Police say officers shot him because they felt threatened.
Police went to the man’s home after receiving multiple 911 calls.
According to Maricopa Police Department spokesman Ricardo Alvarado, the officers fired at the man about two minutes after making contact with him.
Alvarado said the officers believed the man was carrying a weapon of some sort. Alvarado declined to provide specifics.
Police said they had been called to the residences before.
The two officers are on administrative leave.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
