PHX Reporter

The Phoenix Police Department has released a Critical Incident Briefing (CIB) video that includes audio, visuals and information related to an officer-involved shooting (OIS) which occurred on December 16, 2023.  

  

This incident occurred in the area of 50th Street and McDowell Road after officers responded to several calls of an unknown trouble that developed into a man being stabbed.   

  

The unknown trouble began near 44th Street and McDowell Road. 

  

One caller provided information to 911 that her boyfriend had been stabbed with a metal stick. A police dispatcher relayed that information to officers.  

  

Officers spotted the suspect near 49th Street and McDowell Road walking in and out of oncoming traffic holding an object in his hand. Police commands were given to the suspect, but he continued to walk away while shouting back at officers. 

  

One officer used a pepper ball launcher. The suspect continued to walk east towards a strip mall parking lot. Another officer fired his gun striking the suspect.

  

Officers provided medical aid on scene while the Phoenix Fire Department was called. The suspect was transported to the hospital where he later died.    

  

The object the suspect was carrying was identified as a cylindrical metal object. 

  

The officer who fired his gun during this incident is assigned to the Mountain View Precinct and has approximately 6 years of service with the Department.  

  

The stabbing victim from the original call was transported to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. 

  

No other community members were injured.  

  

Conclusions about whether the actions of the officers are consistent with department policy and the law will not be made until all facts are known and the investigation is complete. An internal investigation by the Professional Standard Bureau is currently underway, in addition to a criminal investigation. Once the criminal investigation is complete it will then be reviewed by the Maricopa County Attorney's Office. Public records law required redaction of certain personal identifying information before video is released publicly. That is why you may see some parts of Body Worn Camera (BWC) blurred or covered with a black box. Redacted video is released to local media in conjunction with the release of this Critical Incident Briefing for independent review and publication. Complete, unedited versions of the BWC are released to attorneys and the courts as evidence in a criminal case.

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