Phoenix man dies after being hit with less-lethal rounds by officers, autopsy says

The Brief

  • A man died from blunt force trauma to the chest after being struck by less-lethal rounds fired by Phoenix Police during a Jan. 10 standoff.
  • Though a county attorney’s office found the officers’ actions to be justified and declined to file criminal charges, a civil rights attorney said the man’s family could still pursue a civil case.

PHOENIX A medical examiner’s report has concluded a man who was shot with less-lethal rounds by Phoenix Police on Jan. 10 died from blunt force trauma to the chest.

The backstory:

Police attempted to arrest Terrell Clay, 33, on a felony parole violation warrant and to question him in an armed robbery investigation. According to officials, Clay, who was armed, ran and climbed onto the roof of a home near 43rd Avenue and Thomas Road.

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