APACHE JUNCTION, Ariz. — A suspect is dead following a standoff with law enforcement officers in Apache Junction, according to the Pinal County Sheriff's Office. Officials identified the man as 53-year-old Daniel Barnes.
The sheriff's office said the incident began around 3:30 p.m. when deputies along with the Apache Junction police attempted to arrest Barnes following a domestic violence incident earlier in the day. Barnes was driving recklessly in a motor home following the incident. During the encounter, he rammed a marked PCSO vehicle.
According to the sheriff's office, Barnes then returned to his home on South Acacia Road and barricaded himself inside. He was seen by responding law enforcement armed with a knife and a handgun.
As a precaution neighbors near the house were evacuated.
The Pinal Regional SWAT Team was called in to assist.
According to the sheriff's office, Barnes started a fire inside a detached garage at the home and the blaze spread to several other nearby structures.
"During negotiations, a deputy-involved shooting occurred, and the suspect is deceased," the sheriff's office said in a statement.
Everyone is being asked to avoid the area of S. Acacia Road and E. Southern Avenue.
This is a developing story; additional information be added as it becomes available.