the officer did attempt to use his stun gun before shooting Mr. Jensen with his service weapon."

Detective Lt. Rex Gilliland of the Coconino County Sheriff's Office said that at the police station, Burnsides had Jensen take an Intoxilizer test to determine Jensen's blood-alcohol content. The reading was 0.12, which is over the legal limit for operating a motor vehicle.

As for the fight, Gilliland said, "We do have evidence to support that," noting that Burnsides has injuries to his head and face.

A dispatcher was in a different room of the station, but no other police officer has been mentioned as a witness or present in the station at the time.

The struggle lasted for some time, Gilliland said.

"The officer at one point, did try to deploy less-lethal means of force, particularly a Taser," Gilliland said. "That appeared to be ineffective."

Burnsides then drew his duty weapon and fired "shots," Gilliland said. He said he was unable, at this time, to specify the nature of Jensen's wounds.

Jensen was pronounced dead a short time later.

Burnsides has been an officer in Williams for just over a year, Jamison said.

OUTSIDE PROBES LAUNCHED

Williams police requested detectives with the sheriff's office to conduct the criminal portion of the investigation and to determine if Burnsides is to face criminal charges. Detectives with the Arizona Department of Public Safety will conduct an internal investigation to determine if the shooting was within police department guidelines.

"We're trying to make sure everybody knows the Williams Police Department is trying to stay as neutral as we can and let the investigators do their job," Jamison said.

The scene of the shooting, inside the police station, has produced a substantial amount of evidence, Jamison said. Detectives are still interviewing people and getting additional statements.

"There are a lot of facts that we still don't know," Jamison said. "Anything else would be premature."

Jensen's body underwent an autopsy Monday.

According to documents at Coconino County Superior Court, Jensen was on intensive probation for a 2005 conviction for felony DUI. He was sentenced to four months in prison, and he was released May 1, 2005.

Jensen had a prior felony DUI conviction. He was sentenced to four months in prison for that conviction as well.

COCAINE, METH AND ALCOHOL

Jensen's court files reveal a man who experienced several traumas in his life -- including witnessing his brother accidentally shooting himself with a handgun when they were children, receiving a debilitating back injury for which he received disability payments and getting struck by lightning, which caused him a variety of mental problems.

In a letter to the sentencing judge, Jensen's parents spoke of their son's efforts to "self medicate" his pain by taking drugs and alcohol. His reports list abusing cocaine, methamphetamine and alcohol. He had undergone treatment on more than one occasion for his substance abuse.

In addition to his substance addiction, Jensen was diagnosed as seriously mentally ill, with depression that caused him to attempt suicide in the past.

Officers with the Williams Police Department have been functioning without a police chief. The most recent chief, hired in January, left the job after less than three weeks. The interim chief before that was found unfit to be a police officer in the state of Arizona. The chief before that resigned in the wake of leveling accusations against the city council for conflict-of-interest voting and open-meeting law violations. Those allegations are still under investigation.

In a Jan. 3 meeting of the Williams City Council, councilmembers voted to demote all the supervisory officers on the department, citing a "top-heavy" organization that had lost touch with city residents, especially the youth.