Detectives identified the suspected robber who was shot and killed by Phoenix police on Saturday afternoon and said they arrested his accomplice, according to an updated police report released Sunday.
Guy Vogel Jr., 42, was shot and killed after police responded to an armed robbery at a pawn shop near 19th Avenue and Indian School Road at approximately 4 p.m. Saturday.
What happened?
Police received a call that a man and a woman reportedly stole numerous handguns from a pawn shop before exiting and heading west on Indian School Road, according to Sgt. Brian Bower, a spokesperson for Phoenix Police Department.
Officers told the man to put his gun down and put his hands in the air, but he was uncooperative, Bower said. Officers then shot a foam projectile at him, but Vogel ran from them, according to Bower.
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“We want to confront these dangerous individuals, and we want to try to change their pattern of behavior by using these less lethal (tools),” Bower said Saturday.