PHOENIX (AP) - Police in Phoenix have identified a man who was fatally shot by officers while serving a warrant.
They say 44-year-old Jose Aaron Gonzalez had pointed a gun at officers before he was shot around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Police were assisting the Arizona Department of Transportation in executing a search warrant in a fraud case at a home near 29th Avenue and Garfield Street.
Officers say Gonzalez ran down a hall and hid in a back room.
Police say a robot was used to locate Gonzalez, who was in a bedroom closet armed with a handgun.
They say he pointed the gun at SWAT officers while in a hallway and was shot.
Police say Gonzalez died at the scene.
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