Hello, I'm Detective Dryer with the Mesa Police Department's media relations unit. This critical incident community briefing is intended to provide you with information about an officer involved shooting that occurred in Mesa. We will share information related to this case to help you understand details based on present facts. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The images and language in this video may be disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised. [snorts] On September 18th, 2025, just after midnight, a female caller reported that her husband was drunk and throwing things around the house. While giving information, the caller said that the man was going to and from his vehicle and had a gun. >> 911. What is your emergency? >> Um, can I have officers come to my house? >> What's going on? My husband's drunk and he's being aggressive and he's throwing stuff. >> How many people are inside about? >> Um, well, right now I'm in the room with the children and the older children are here and the mommy and my brother and my sister. >> Okay. So, how many adults total are inside? [clears throat] >> Three. >> Three and three children. >> Four. Four. Four. Oh, four adults and it's five children. >> You black, Hispanic, or native? >> He's Hispanic. How old? >> 33. >> 33. >> He's wearing basketball shorts. >> What color shirt? >> He's coming. >> Burgundy tank top. >> He's back inside. >> Yeah, he's walking back outside. >> He known to carry any weapons. >> Um, well, he he he had a gun right now, but I don't know if I I think it's a police. He's like >> Yeah. But I think it's a it's a play gun. But now he's saying that watch how you're going to end up or widow. >> Officers responded to the 900 block of South Pasadena. As an officer was arriving on scene, a sergeant who was also arriving said over the radio that he had just seen the carport lights turn on, but did not see anyone outside. >> Madam 11, I'm actually close. Can you put me back on it, please? for the 420. He just grabbed the keys to the truck. He's 390. He's a >> There's four four adults and five children inside the residence. >> Wherever that unit is coming up. Give it a second because I thought I saw lights go on, but I don't see anybody. >> He's back inside. >> Copy. All right, we're good. The officer and the sergeant begin to walk up to the house. When the suspect exited the house using the carport door as a suspect exits, he immediately points a black gun at the officer and sergeant. This is when the officer involved shooting occurred. Here is surveillance footage obtained from the carport of the home showing when the man walks out of the house pointing the gun at officers. Put the gun down. Put the gun down. Police. >> Hey. Here is body worn camera from the officer. >> He's coming out. Put the gun down. Put the gun down, please. Put the gun. >> 998. >> Give Show us your hands. >> Show us your hands. Guns are pointing uh westbound. >> All right, >> keep your hands up. Don't move him from there. >> He's behind Tacoma. >> Additional officers arrived on scene and rendered aid to the suspect before he was transported to a hospital for his injuries. No officers or bystanders were injured because of the shooting. This is a photograph of the gun that the suspect had, a Glock replica BB gun. This officer involved shooting is being investigated by the Tempe Police Department as part of the East Valley critical incident response team. EVERT includes members from Apache Junction, Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa, Paradise Valley, Queen Creek, Scottsdale, and Tempe police departments. EVSERT will provide greater transparency and accountability because the agencies involved in the critical force incident will not be directly involved in the criminal investigation. Thank you for taking the time to watch this critical incident community briefing.