MESA, AZ — One person is dead after a shooting involving Mesa police officers during an apparent domestic violence incident Wednesday night.
It happened near Loop 101 and Main Street at approximately 6:20 p.m.
The Mesa Police Department is working an Officer involved shooting in the area of 100 S Roosevelt. Please stay clear of the area. pic.twitter.com/N66SeInIoZ
— Mesa Police Dept. (@MesaPD) August 8, 2024
According to police, officers were first called to the scene to investigate reports of a stabbing. When they arrived, they found a woman who had stab wounds and they transported her to a hospital where she was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Officers made contact with a man who was armed with a knife and threatening to harm himself. During negotiations, officers deployed less-lethal rounds including bean bags and pepper balls, but the suspect attempted to retreat into an apartment where a second victim was believed to be located. Officers then fired their duty weapons at the man, leading to his death at the scene.
The man has been identified as 35-year-old Brandon Franklin Kizer.
Police have only identified the two victims of the domestic violence call as Kizer's mother and another family member.
