Phoenix Police: Man Dies After Being Shot by Officer in North Phoenix

Overview

• The shooting occurred late Sunday morning near 7th Avenue and Beardsley Road in north Phoenix.
• Officers had been called about a man walking through a neighborhood with a gun and canvassed the area before locating him.
• Police say the officer ordered the man to drop the weapon, he did not comply, and he walked toward the officer while raising the gun.
• The man was shot by the officer and later died; no officers were injured, according to police.
• The case remains under investigation, and prior tallies from local media place this as one of dozens of officer-involved shootings in Maricopa County and Arizona this year.