Aaron Ganon is pictured in this photo provided by family members. He was fatally shot by a Clackamas County Sheriff's deputy Saturday night.

CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. - A Clackamas County Sheriff's deputy fatally shot a man Saturday night after the man allegedly pulled out a handgun in a "life-threatening fashion" following a vehicle chase that ended in a school parking lot, the sheriff's office said.

The man killed was identified as 31-year-old Aaron Damien Ganon of Clackamas.

It all started about 11 p.m. when deputies were dispatched to a report of a man with a gun at the Twin Creek Apartments at 11500 S.E. Sunnyside Road in Clackamas, said Detective Jim Strovink, a sheriff's office spokesman.

Ganon's wife, Ofelia, said he came to the complex hoping to get back together with her and their three kids. She refused, she said, and called 911 because she was worried he would hurt himself.

When deputies arrived, they saw the suspect drive away, and they chased him down to the parking lot of Sunrise Middle School at 14331 S.E. 132nd, where he stopped.

Strovink said the man "failed to comply with ... law enforcement commands" and instead pulled out a handgun in a "life-threatening fashion," causing a single deputy to shoot him.

Specifically, Ganon raised the gun right before a deputy shot him inside the car, deputies said.

A medical unit was called to the area but Ganon died at the scene, Strovink said.

The sheriff's office did not identify the deputy who fired the fatal shot. That deputy was put on paid administrative leave, which is routine in such cases, pending the outcome of the investigation into the shooting.

Strovink said Ganon had made at least three prior suicide attempts. Most recently, he was taken to a Portland hospital by a Clackamas deputy on Jan. 22 for help with a mental health-related issue, Strovink said.