Overview
- Mesa officers responded to reports that a driver had a gun pointed at another motorist near the U.S. 60 off‑ramp and located the suspect’s vehicle, which then fled from police.
- Officers tracked the vehicle to an apartment complex on 74th Street near Sossaman Road where the suspect barricaded himself inside a unit.
- Mesa and Chandler SWAT teams contained the scene and negotiated for several hours until the barricaded suspect came out and was taken into custody.
- Police identified the suspect as 34‑year‑old Israel Sosa and said the area was cleared and there is no longer an active threat, but they have not yet released formal charges or confirmed recovery of a firearm.
- Investigators will determine specific charges and motive next, and the outcome could affect residents who faced temporary road closures and safety warnings during the multi‑hour response.