Man refused to surrender, fired at officers during shooting in Chandler, police say

Mesa police shared more details on the fatal shooting of a man after he tried to break into a Chandler home, crashed his vehicle as police pursued him and pointed a gun at officers.

At about 6:50 a.m. Aug. 21, Chandler police officers responded to a home near Frye Road and Windstream Place after a resident called to report an unknown man trying to enter their home, said Ryan Cody, spokesperson for Chandler police.

The man has since been identified as Enrique Lopez Gress, 25, according to Mesa police spokesperson Detective Jesse Macias…

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