CHANDLER, AZ — A person has died in a shooting involving Chandler police on Wednesday.
Chandler police say it started just before noon when they first received reports of a robbery at a hardware store near Alma School and Warner roads.
The suspect in the case had reportedly shoplifted from the store, fought with a store employee, and left out the back.
Police then started receiving reports of the suspect jumping into yards and trying to enter homes in the area.
Police located the man in a home he allegedly entered illegally, and officers attempted to surround the house.
The suspect, who has been identified as 39-year-old Richard Ring, then came outside with a knife he took from inside the home.
Police say they told Ring to drop the knife, but he ignored those commands. That is when one officer fired their weapon.
Ring died at the scene.
No officers were hurt in the incident.
