CHANDLER, Ariz. — A man is dead after he was shot by Mesa police officers in Chandler Tuesday night.
The Chandler Police Department said Mesa police officers tried stopping a man who was allegedly riding on a stolen motorcycle on Ray Road in Mesa. During the attempted traffic stop, the rider fled from officers, police said.
The man was later identified as 27-year-old Alberto Noriega.
The Mesa Police Department helicopter followed Noriega to a neighborhood near Ithaca and Detroit streets. Officials said a less-lethal round was fired at Noriega, causing him to fall to the ground.
A second officer tased Noriega at which point police said he revealed a gun in his waistband. After tasing him again, police said Noriega reached for the gun.
Officials said at that time three officers shot at Noriega, hitting him multiple times. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Chandler Fire Department.
No officers were injured in the incident.
The Chandler Police Department is investigating the shooting.
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