Officers received a call at 8:10 a.m. from employees at Johnson-Stewart Materials, a commercial truck repair shop. The employees told police a person they did not recognize was walking around the work site peeking into vehicles. When officers arrived at the recycling plant at 8:14 a.m., they saw the suspect looking into vehicles. Officers approached the person and gave orders, but Mesa police say the man did not comply officer's commands and allegedly pointed his weapon at Mesa officers, and officers shot and killed him.
Victim's Name: Garrett Ryberg
Agency Responsible: Mesa Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Race: White
Date of Death: November 16, 2019
County: Maricopa
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 5189
Geography: Suburban