A man was shot during a fight with a deputy and later died at a hospital Tuesday night, authorities said.
Marcos Antonio Gastelum, 24, was airlifted to the hospital where he later was pronounced dead, said Deputy Ryan Inglett, a Pima County Sheriff's Department spokesman.
Deputy Koby Knodle, who was hired by the department nearly three years ago, was treated at a hospital for facial cuts, including one that required staples, Inglett said. He was released from the hospital after treatment.
Inglett gave the following account:
Shortly before 7:30 p.m., Knodle responded to a report of a man taking photographs of children and trying to lure them to his vehicle.
When Knodle arrived, he made contact with the suspect vehicle and followed the vehicle into a residential driveway in a neighborhood near South Leonard Avenue and West Floyd Street. The neighborhood is west of South San Joaquin and north of West Bopp roads.
Both Gastelum and Knodle got out of their vehicles, and Gastelum "became physically aggressive" and began to fight with Knodle.
During the fight, the two ended up on the ground and Knodle shot Gastelum.
No further information was released.Β
