Suspect killed by PCSO deputy during fiery standoff near Apache Junction
Jun 28, 2023, 9:26 AM | Updated: 10:39 am
PHOENIX – A domestic violence suspect was shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy during a fiery standoff near Apache Junction on Tuesday, authorities said.
The man reportedly rammed a marked Pinal County Sheriff’s Office vehicle, barricaded himself inside his residence and set a fire before the shooting.
The man, a known suspect in an earlier domestic violence incident, was seen driving a motor home recklessly in Apache Junction around 3:30 p.m. when the Apache Junction Police Department and PCSO tried stopping him.
PCSO said the man rammed a deputy’s vehicle before returning to his home in an unincorporated area of Pinal County near Acacia Road and Southern Avenue and barricading himself inside.
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Pinal Regional SWAT was called to the scene, and the man was seen with a knife and a handgun, PCSO said. Nearby neighbors were evacuated during the standoff.
The suspect started a fire inside a detached garage at one point, and the flame spread to other structures.
A deputy fatally shot the man during negotiation, PCSO said. He was identified Wednesday as 53-year-old Daniel Barnes.
No other details were made available.
