BUCKEYE, AZ (August 18, 2024): A suspect is in custody following an officer-involved shooting last night at a home near Miller Rd and Burgess Ln.
At approximately 11:30 p.m. Saturday night, Buckeye police received a report from a woman who said her husband had a gun and was threatening to kill her. Officers responded to the scene. The woman was walking out of the home when the suspect, a man in his 50s, came out and fired at police. An officer-involved shooting occurred. The suspect then went back into the home. No officers were hurt.
Just after 1 a.m. this morning, the suspect, identified as 51-year-old Edward Rivas, walked out of the home and was detained without incident. It was determined he had not been injured in the officer-involved shooting. Rivas was booked into jail on aggravated assault charges.
The Peoria Police Department is investigating the officer-involved shooting as part of the West Valley Investigative Response Team (WVIRT).