mesa cops shoot and kill a drunk man Original Article Mesa police shoot, kill driver Lindsey Collom and Jessica Coomes The Arizona Republic Oct. 3, 2005 12:00 AM Two Mesa police officers fatally shot a 39-year-old man Sunday after he didn't put down a gun he had drawn, police said. The identities of the man and the officers were not released. Police were called to a home in the 900 block of East Jasmine Street about 11:50 a.m. to deal with a reported drunken driver, according to Sgt. Chuck Trapani, a spokesman for the Mesa Police Department. A citizen followed the man from Gilbert and Brown roads and called 911 on a cellphone. Another citizen had called to report the same driver. Trapani gave this account: When officers arrived, the man appeared to be changing a tire in the roadway. They noticed a gun tucked in his waistband. He drew his weapon and the officers felt threatened, commanding him to place it on the ground. They fired several shots when he didn't comply, striking him an unknown number of times. He died at the scene. The officers are on three-day routine, paid administrative-leave. It was the fifth officer-involved shooting in Mesa this year, Trapani said.