Overview

• A license-plate reader flagged a stolen vehicle near Interstate 10 and Dysart Road around 10:50–11 p.m.
• Officers followed the vehicle to a parking lot at Dysart Road and Van Buren Street in Goodyear.
• The driver ran from the car, investigators say he produced a handgun in the roadway, and three officers fired.
• Police provided medical aid, the person was pronounced dead at the scene, and a handgun was recovered.
• No officers were injured; West VIRT is conducting an active investigation with Peoria police as lead, and the shooting was reported as the 71st statewide and 38th in Maricopa County this year.