Sierra Vista, Arizona
January 04, 2014
Agencies: Sierra Vista Police Department - Arizona
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: over 3 years ago
Sierra Vista police were involved in an altercation with 49-year-old Michael Estrada early this morning.
According to SVPD, two patrol units were dispatched to 1200 block of Paseo San Luis.
On arrival, a man, later identified as Estrada, was in the front yard of the residence brandishing a machete.
Estrada began making aggressive statements and started walking toward one of the officers. Officer Michael Rathmann fired his department-issue weapon at Estrada, who sustained multiple gunshot wounds.