Tucson police shot a man during a crisis intervention call early Tuesday morning.
Shortly before 2 a.m., officers responded to a report of a man in danger at East Calle Jupiter near North Kolb Road and East 29th Street, police said. A mental health professional spoke with the man on the phone and one of his crisis responders suspected the man had a gun and called police, officials said.
Officers found the man on the phone with the sergeant and saw him with a gun, police said. He tried to reach out and tell the man to drop his gun, but the man disobeyed and went out into the street.
Officers then shot the man with a rifle issued by his department, police said. Officers administered first aid, firefighters provided additional treatment, and took the man to a hospital.
Police say the man’s condition is stable and his injuries are not life-threatening. Police added that no one else was injured in the incident.
The Pima Regional Serious Cases Team is conducting a criminal investigation, and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department will lead the team’s investigation, police said.
Members of the police department’s Office of Professional Standards will conduct a separate administrative inquiry into whether a policy violation occurred, police said. All findings will be forwarded to the Pima County Attorney’s Office for review, police said.
