Suspect electrocuted while tampering with Mesa utility substation, police say

The Brief

  • Mesa police discovered a person electrocuted early Sunday morning after allegedly breaching a secure utility substation.
  • First responders treated the unidentified suspect at the scene before rushing them to a local hospital.

MESA, Ariz. A welfare check early Sunday morning led Mesa police to a person who had been electrocuted while allegedly tampering with a utility substation, authorities said.

What we know:

The incident began at 5 a.m. on June 21, when Mesa police officers were dispatched to the area of Elliot Road and Signal Butte Road to check on a report of a person in distress.

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