GJPD and Mesa County Sheriff’s Office arrived on the scene and found the man pointing a plastic firearm at passing cars. Officers took the suspect into custody without further incident.

When a SWAT team responded to the scene, the suspect allegedly pointed the plastic item at those officers, prompting the shooting.

Los Angeles Police officers shot a man who was allegedly pointing what appeared to be ... The object he brandished was found to be “a large plastic object that resembled a rifle,” police ...