Police: Armed man killed in standoff with SWAT officers in Gilbert

Gilbert police shot and killed a 27-year-old man after a three-hour standoff at an apartment complex Friday night.

According to Gilbert police, officers were first alerted of the situation when the man’s ex-girlfriend called 911 around 7:50 p.m. She claimed the man, who police say had a court-ordered Order of Protection against, was on his way to her apartment.

Gilbert officers were dispatched to the apartment complex near Val Vista Drive and Williams Field Road. Upon arrival, officers made contact with the man while he was still on route, the department said in a Facebook post.

Upon making contact with the first officers on the scene, the man, who police say was armed with a handgun, fled prompting an air and land search of the apartment area as well as a defensive perimeter around the woman's home, according to the department.

Gilbert SWAT officers were called to negotiate with the man, who was still armed and unwilling to surrender after he was located sometime after, police said.

At 2:05 a.m., after three hours of negotiations, police said the man "presented a threat to the officers and Gilbert officers shot the individual with less lethal and lethal rounds." Gilbert police did not provide details about the threat.

The man was pronounced dead on the scene. Police did not release his name.

Officers were wearing body cameras at the time of the incident. Footage of the incident was not released. No officers were injured.

An investigation was still ongoing, Gilbert police said.

Reach breaking news intern Brock Blasdell at Bblasdell@arizonarepublic.com or on Twitter @BrockBlasdell.

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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Armed man killed by police after standoff with SWAT in Gilbert