Overview
- Phoenix police responded to a reported domestic disturbance at a home near Greenway Road late on June 26 and were speaking with a woman outside when a man emerged holding a knife.
- Police say the man began chasing another man in the driveway, ignored officers’ verbal commands to stop, and was shot after officers fired at him.
- Officers provided medical aid at the scene, Phoenix Fire transported the wounded man to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead, and no officers or other community members were reported injured.
- The knife was recovered at the scene and investigators have not released the identity of the man who died; the Arizona Department of Public Safety has taken over the investigation and further details such as body-camera footage remain pending.
- Local reporting places the incident in a wider context of increased scrutiny of Phoenix policing, with data showing multiple officer-involved shootings this year and possible policy or administrative reviews to follow.