Sheriff’s office: Man shot after pointing gun at child

BEAVER DAM, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona authorities say a Utah police officer shot and killed a man who allegedly pointed a gun at a child following a pursuit involving several law enforcement agencies. The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office said the child was unharmed in the shooting Thursday in Beaver Dam in northwestern Arizona. The office said a St. George Police Department tactical team member killed 30-year-old Oscar Alcantara after Alcantara got out of a vehicle, ran into the desert and refused to release the child. The office said the chase began after Washington City, Utah, police detectives went to a location in St. George while investigating a disorderly conduct incident involving a gun.