Yakima Police Officers were called to the 100 block of Union Street at about 7:11 am May 3 after a 911 caller told authorities his 39-year-old brother was having mental problems
Yakima Police Capt. Jay Seely say a man was threatening to shoot family members who locked themselves in a home in the area as the man stood outside with a gun.
The man reportedly charged toward police who shot him, fatally wounding him. The man, according to an eyewitness, was seen drinking gasoline and pouring it on himself.