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Queen Creek Police Shoot and Kill Armed Man After Report of Suicidal Person

Police say the call involved a suicidal man, with the shooting now under investigation.

Overview

  • Officers were dispatched just before 2 p.m. to 220th Street and Rosa Road, then found the man near 204th Street and Chandler Heights Road.
  • Police Chief Randy Brice said officers attempted to speak with the man before the shooting, and the type of weapon was not disclosed.
  • The man died at the scene, no officers were injured, and authorities asked the public to avoid the area.
  • Aerial footage showed investigators working around a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints parking lot, and a nearby elementary school was not involved.
  • Arizona's Family reports this is the 34th police shooting in the Phoenix area this year and the 67th statewide.