The Phoenix Police Department has released footage concerning an officer-involved shooting that happened earlier this month, on October 2, shedding light on the details of the highly charged event after a response to an armed robbery call escalated quickly; this footage can be disturbing to watch, and the department advises discretion for viewers.
The shooting took place outside a fast-food joint at 16th Street and Buckeye Road, where officers responded to a 911 alert about a man allegedly robbing a woman and possibly armed coming from worried bystanders inside the establishment, even as the restaurant brimmed with customers and employees going about their business, the man, fitting the description from dispatch, was spotted by the two officers as they arrived on the scene.
According to the official police briefing, the man initially complied with officers’ demands to lie on the ground, but the situation took a sudden turn when he stood up and made a move towards the restaurant doors, prompting one officer to discharge their weapon…