Tucson Cop In Fatal Shooting Has Killed 3 Before In Line Of Duty

TUCSON, AZ — A Tucson police officer involved in the deadly shooting on Tuesday of an armed robbery suspect has a history of deadly shootings, according to reports. Jeffrey Stover, a 23-year veteran of the department, was identified by police as the officer who fired the fatal shot.

Tucson News Now reported that Mark Powell, the 39-year-old armed robbery suspect Stover shot on Tuesday, was Stover's fourth fatal shooting since 2005. The shooting happened at a cash checking business in the 800 block of East Ft. Lowell.

Powell is alleged to have taken an employee of Ace Cash Express hostage Tuesday. He left the building alone as officers arrived, according to Tucson News Now, and was shot after refusing to drop his firearm.

Here's a list of shootings Stover has been a part of, as obtained from Tucson News Now. They all happened over 10 years ago, before Stover's latest fatal encounter:

• October 2005: Stover responded to a domestic dispute with two other officers at a home near Valencia and Santa Clara. 40-year-old Miguel Kovrig, who police say was intoxicated, was outside with a firearm and threatening to kill his family before Stover and another officer shot and killed him.
• February 2006: Stover shot and killed 25-year-old DeAngelo Rivera at a south-side apartment complex after a report of an argument. Rivera had cocaine in his system, according to an autopsy and was shot after pulling a gun out.
• May 2007: Stover and his partner, Zachary Currier, ordered 48-year-old Walter Canez to show his hands, but Canez motioned towards his waist, where he had two handguns. Canez had been threatening people with a firearm near 34th Street and Martine Avenue. Canez died at the scene.

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