Overview

• Phoenix police shot a man who held a toddler with a machete during a domestic violence call near 31st Avenue and Bethany Home; the child had minor injuries and the suspect is expected to survive as Arizona DPS leads the investigation.
• In south Phoenix, detectives identified three men killed in a suspected home invasion as victim Steven Brooks, 23, and suspects David Rashad, 40, and Davontae Fletcher, 20, with two additional people treated for non–life‑threatening gunshot wounds.
• San Diego officers fatally shot a man reported near Fay Elementary who police say was armed with a gun and knife after beanbag rounds and a K‑9 deployment; reports differ on whether the California DOJ or the county sheriff’s office is leading the review.
• San Diego homicide detectives are investigating a separate late‑night killing of a homeless man in a City Heights alley, where a person of interest was detained and released as the search for evidence and witnesses continues.
• Oklahoma City police say an officer pepper‑sprayed a disturbance suspect who then threw wood and bricks before being shot; Sgt. Christopher Skinner is on administrative leave and the hospitalized suspect was arrested on an assault-with-a-dangerous-weapon complaint.