Critical Incident: Officer-Involved Shooting In Phoenix

Press release from the City of Phoenix:

June 15, 2020

The Phoenix Police Department is investigating an officer-involved shooting involving a suspect with a knife. The incident happened just before 8 p.m. on Sunday, June 14, 2020.

Phoenix Police officers responded to a business in the area of 4400 W. Union Hills Road for a call of a man threatening customers with a knife. Customers and employees inside of the store were threatened by the suspect with a knife prior to him leaving the store and threatening additional people in the parking lot. The first officer arrived on scene and saw the suspect standing next to an occupied parked vehicle armed with a knife. The officer ordered the suspect to drop the knife and he ignored the commands. The suspect threatened the officer and others multiple times. After repeated negotiations the suspect lunged at the officer, at which time the officer fired at the suspect ending the threat. The suspect was transported to a hospital in stable condition. There were no injuries to officers or any other community members.

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