MESA, Ariz. — A man is dead after being shot Monday by two officers from the Mesa Police Department.
Mesa police said a call came in about an "erratic" man jumping fences in the 3200 block of East Enrose. When officers arrived, police said they encountered a man with a large metal object in his hand.
The deceased has been identified as 49-year-old James M. Schild. The object in his hand was later determined to be a large framing square.
Police said officers applied non-lethal force, including bean-bag guns and tasers, but both were ineffective. Officials said the man then lunged at police and two officers responded by shooting him.
No officers were injured in the incident, police said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Monday's incident is Mesa's first officer-involved shooting of 2022.
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