Police shot and killed a man armed with a knife after he attempted to run from officers in south Phoenix early on Aug. 31, according to the Phoenix Police Department.<\/p>\n
At about 12:45 a.m., two Phoenix police officers on patrol attempted to stop a man riding a bicycle near a park at 20th Street and Southern Avenue, according to Sgt. Phil Krynsky in a written statement.<\/p>\n
The officers “were investigating” the man, Krynsky said. His statement did not say why the man on the bike was under investigation.<\/p>\n
The man ran away from authorities as they tried to speak with him, Krynsky said.<\/p>\n
Officers caught the man and tried to detain him, but he resisted and pulled out a knife, Krynsky said.<\/p>\n
As one of the officers tried to detain the man, his partner warned that the man had a knife, took out his gun and shot the man, Krynsky said.<\/p>\n
Officers provided first aid until the Phoenix Fire Department arrived and took the man to the hospital, where he later died, Krynsky said.<\/p>\n
Police did not release the identity of the man.<\/p>\n
The two police officers involved in the shooting were assigned to Phoenix police’s South Mountain precinct, Krynsky said.<\/p>\n
The Arizona Department of Public Safety was investigating the shooting, but Phoenix police detectives were present for the initial processing of the scene, he said.<\/p>\n
Sgt. Brian Bower declined to provide further information regarding the reason for putting the man on the bike under investigation, but said more would be shared on Sept. 12.<\/p>\n
Bower said as part of the Phoenix Police Department’s “14-day transparency promise,” body camera footage, reports and additional information on the officer-involved shooting would be released soon.<\/p>\n
There have been at least 40 police shootings in Arizona so far in 2025, with at least 30 of them fatal. Phoenix police have shot seven people, five fatally.<\/p>\n
Rey Covarrubias Jr. reports breaking news for The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com. Email him at: rcovarrubias@gannett.com<\/a>, and connect with him on Instagram<\/a>, Threads<\/a>, Bluesky<\/a> and X (formerly Twitter)<\/a> at @ReyCJrAZ.<\/p>\n This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Man with knife shot and killed by police in south Phoenix<\/a><\/p>\n