Man shot, killed by deputy responding to domestic violence situation in Pima County

TUCSON, Ariz. — A 47-year-old man was shot and killed by a deputy when the Pima County Sheriff’s Department was responding to a domestic violence situation on Friday night, the sheriff’s department said in a news release.

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The shooting happened at around 11:40 p.m. in the 400 block of South Stone Bench Road.

The sheriff’s department said the man “had fired at least one round outside in a residential neighborhood.” 

Deputies began to search for the man and found him walking nearby.

The man began to walk toward deputies and was given multiple commands to stop, the sheriff’s department said.

“The subject did not comply and produced a firearm,” the sheriff’s department said. “The deputy then fired his department-issued firearm, striking him.”

Deputies tried to save the man, but he died at the scene. He was pronounced dead at 12:30 a.m. His name has not been released.

 Pima Regional Critical Incident Team (PRCIT) is investigating the shooting, with Tucson police taking the lead on the investigation.

This is a developing story; additional details will be added as they become available.

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