PCSO: Man who threatened deputy with knife shot at Great Wall

A man brandishing a knife last night at the Great Wall Chinese Cuisine was shot and killed by Pinal County Sheriff’s deputies after he refused to surrender to officers, said a spokesman for the Pinal County Sheriff's office.

No one else was injured, said Elias Johnson, PCSO public information officer.

Johnson said the man only spoke Spanish and appeared to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol and may have been suicidal.

Employees working at the restaurant when the man entered only spoke Mandarin, a Chinese language, so there was a language barrier, Johnson said.

The employees called Maricopa police around 10 p.m., who were first on the scene, Johnson said. The restaurant is on North John Wayne Parkway near Bashas'.