Chris McCrory

Officials have identified a man who a Mesa police officer fatally shot Friday night.

Mesa Police said 40-year-old David Huffines was sitting on a sidewalk near the area of Main and 74th streets at about 8 p.m. when an officer on patrol approached to check on him.

When the officer approached Huffines, the 40-year-old pulled a handgun from his wasitband and fired at the officer, Mesa police Det. Steve Berry said Friday.

The officer returned fire and shot Huffines, Berry said. The officer was not struck by gunfire.

Huffines was transported to a nearby hospital where he was listed in critical condition.

He died overnight Saturday, Berry said in an email Sunday.

Next of kin have been notified, and the investigation is ongoing as of Sunday.

The incident began when the officer, who was on a routine patrol in the area, saw the man sitting on a sidewalk, Berry said.

Berry said Friday that police had not been called to the scene nor did officials have any reports about Huffines prior to the encounter.

"There was an exchange of gunfire while the officer moved to a position safely across the street," Berry said Saturday.

It was not immediately clear who fired first.

The man was struck at least one time, Berry said. The officer wasn't injured.

This was the 70th police shooting in Maricopa County that The Arizona Republic has reported on this year.

The Republic emailed Mesa police early Sunday afternoon for information about whether the officer had a body or police-vehicle camera and if the camera recorded any footage of the incident.

At about 5 p.m., Berry responded by email, saying that the officer was not wearing a body camera. He did not provide any information as to whether the officer's vehicle had a camera that recorded footage of the incident.

Reporters Bree Burkitt and Bayan Wang contributed to this story.

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