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.…