{"id":1012019,"date":"2026-08-20T03:07:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T03:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1012019\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T03:07:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T03:07:22","slug":"armed-man-shot-killed-by-phoenix-quiktrip-security-guard-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1012019\/","title":{"rendered":"Armed man shot, killed by Phoenix QuikTrip security guard, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\"><b>PHOENIX (AZFamily)<\/b> \u2014 An armed man is dead after police say a security guard shot him at a Phoenix gas station on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Phoenix police were called to the <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/8U9H5EbTc1uUhCq48\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/8U9H5EbTc1uUhCq48\">QuikTrip<\/a> on Peoria Avenue just off Interstate 17 around 12:30 p.m. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">When officers arrived, they found a 44-year-old man who had been shot. The man was hospitalized but later died, police said Wednesday. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Phoenix Police said a suspect was shot and killed by a security guard at the QuikTrip on...\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6AB3K6CSIFGWZNDQFYPLUBAY34.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Phoenix Police said a suspect was shot and killed by a security guard at the QuikTrip on Peoria Avenue just off I-17.(AZFamily)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Police said officers detained the shooter, whom they identified as a uniformed security guard contracted by QuikTrip.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Investigators say the man who was shot pulled a gun during a confrontation, and the guard fired in response. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">The guard was later released, and the man who died has not been identified as the investigation continues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/page\/send-us-your-feedback\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Please click here to report it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? 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