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On April 29, 2015, 33-year-old Joshua Deysie was shot and killed by Mesa police after a standoff at a home in Mesa, Arizona. The encounter began when a local real estate agent arrived at the property and was confronted by Deysie, who emerged from the garage and gestured toward a pistol in his waistband. The realtor left and called 911.

Officers locating Deysie described a 20 to 25 minute effort to de-escalate as he paced in and out of the house and intermittently brandished a handgun. Body or neighbor video reportedly shows Deysie raising the gun after coming out of the house and not complying with repeated commands to drop it. Multiple officers then fired, fatally wounding him. The officers were placed on administrative leave while the shooting was investigated.

Did anyone in Mesa at the time see Deysie before officers arrived or have additional information about the encounter?