Phoenix Police Shoot Armed Robbery Suspect After High-Speed Chase

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On November 4, 2024. around 10 p.m., Phoenix police officers responded to an active burglary call at a home in the area near 15th Avenue and Chipman Road. 911 operators received information from the victim through text messaging. The victim said the suspect was armed and was trying to break into her home. She later texted operators that the suspect was leaving in a gray pickup. When officers arrived, they found a pickup truck matching the description, stopped in front of the victim's home. As officers called out to the driver, the pickup drove off and officers went in pursuit. During the pursuit, the driver lost control of the pickup, collided with a wall, and came to a stop on the road. The officers pulled up to the truck and saw a man open and close the rear driver side door.

He then got out of the rear passenger side door. As the man got out, he dropped a gun on the ground. The man quickly picked up the gun and ran toward a home. Officers ordered the man to drop the gun, but he continued to run away. The man got to the side of the house where he dropped a gun. He then armed himself with a second gun and points it towards officers. The two officers then fired their handguns, striking the suspect. Officers used a 40 mm launcher and then moved up with a K9 to safely approach the man. After separating the man from the guns, officers provided medical aid until the fire department arrived. The man later died from his injuries on scene. There were no other injuries to any community members or officers. The handguns used by the suspect were recovered on the scene. A rifle was also found inside the man's pick up.