Two guests who were in the motel pool area reported seeing a male subject pointing a rifle out the window of a room several floors above the pool, police said. Officers located the room and began giving commands for the people to come out. A man and a woman came out. The woman was arrested without a struggle. Officers then began giving commands to the man, but he didn't comply. He kept reaching behind him, and he was shot and killed. The gun was apparently a pellet gun he used in his job of pest control.
Victim's Name: Daniel Leetin Shaver
Agency Responsible: Mesa Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Race: White
Date of Death: January 17, 2016
County: Maricopa
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Charged with murder
Criminal Charges: Charged with a crime
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have an Actual Weapon
Weapon: unarmed
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: Yes
Washington Post Database ID: 1188
Geography: Urban