CHANDLER, Ariz. — Authorities are identifying 41-year-old Gerald Lee Philpot Jr. as the man who was fatally shot by Chandler police officers on Jan. 1.
Members of Gerald’s family say they’re grieving and saddened by this loss. They add they’re trying to make sense of it, which neighbors who saw everything unfold, say they’re doing the same.
“I never expected to see that,” one neighbor, Donald, said. “I’ve been here eight years and it’s the worst thing that’s ever happened here.”…