LITCHFIELD PARK, AZ — A man was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound after a barricade situation involving Maricopa County Sheriff's Office deputies Saturday night
MCSO officials say around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, they got a report of domestic violence at a home near Perryville Road and Olive Avenue. Residents in the home knew the man, but said he doesn't live there and was threatening people inside.
Deputies responded and set up a perimeter around the home. MCSO says the man refused to follow several commands to come out of the home. When he did, he came out of the garage threatening the officers with a firearm.
The man and deputies then reportedly exchanged gunfire, and the man retreated back into the home.
SWAT was then called and responded. They made entry into the home and took the suspect into custody without further incident.
The sheriff's office says the man appeared to have a gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. MCSO officials have not said if the wound was from deputy fire or if it was self-inflicted.
A neighbor and multiple others told ABC15 they heard commands being given that implied there were children in the house during the incident. MCSO has not said if there were children inside or not.
No one else was hurt in the incident.
MCSO has since identified the man as Mario Ruiz Avila.
The case remains under investigation.
