Despite being warned and sprayed with mace, the individual, brandishing a machete and a knife, lunged at police

Just before 9pm Friday, a woman walked into the Dededo Precinct, requesting that her son be removed from their home along Chalan Kotda in the northern village.  Agent A.V. Camacho with the Guam Police Department's Criminal Investigation Division told KUAM News, "It resulted in a police officer-related shooting. It is a death related investigation at this time and we can't release any further details."

As KUAM rolled up to the scene, police chief Paul Suba was leaving, heading to the nearby precinct where the police officers who were first to arrive were being questioned. A steady stream of other officers arrived including, GPD's Forensic Science Division and officials from Internal Affairs.  "There are interviews being conducted at this time and there are interviews of officers being conducted also, but that's part of the normal process of any investigation," Camacho said.

As daylight broke, the investigation was still ongoing.  A press release was issued by the Guam Police early this morning provided more details of what transpired. According to spokesperson Officer Allan Guzman, the victim was identified only as being a 27-year-old male of Palauan descent.

His mother, who was escorted by cops back to her home, saw her son standing at the front entrance with a machete and a knife.  Backup was called responding was the shift supervisor and four other officers.  The press release detailed that repeated attempts were made to persuade the man to drop his weapons, the victim was sprayed with mace, but doing so only caused him to become more aggressive.  As he lunged forward toward the officers, he was shot two times.

The victim was then transported to the Guam Memorial Hospital in Tamuning, where he was later pronounced dead.

At this point GPD isn't releasing any further details until their investigation is completed, and the agency isn't releasing the name of the victim, or the officer who pulled the trigger.  

News of this latest incident comes as GPD this past June released the findings of an investigation into another officer involved in a fatal shooting that took place at the Veterans Cemetery in Piti; the officer was found to be justified in the shooting death of Rey Garcia.  While it took nine months for GPD to wrap up that investigation, time will only tell how long this one will take.

Officials are also looking into the mental background of the 27-year-old.