{"id":236556,"date":"2025-09-18T14:35:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T14:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/236556\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T14:35:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T14:35:17","slug":"at-least-1-dead-after-2-police-shootings-in-metro-phoenix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/236556\/","title":{"rendered":"At least 1 dead after 2 police shootings in metro Phoenix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PHOENIX \u2013 Investigations are underway after two shootings early Thursday involving metro Phoenix police officers, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>The police shootings took place on opposite sides of the Valley, in Mesa and Glendale. No officers were injured in either incident.<\/p>\n<p>The East Valley shooting occurred just after midnight at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/900+S+Pasadena,+Mesa,+AZ+85210\/@33.3986475,-111.8292709,1282m\/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x872ba871545b4231:0x2dc0741869099b7d!8m2!3d33.3986974!4d-111.8270388?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDkxNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">900 block of S. Pasadena<\/a>, near Mesa Drive and Southern Avenue, according to the Mesa Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>When two officers responded to a call about a family fight, the suspect came out of the home and pointed a gun at them. That prompted both officers to fire their duty weapons at the 33-year-old man, police said.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect was provided medical attention at the scene before being taken to a hospital. No details about his condition were provided.<\/p>\n<p>The Tempe Police Department is investigating the Mesa police shooting as part of the East Valley Critical Incident Response Team.<\/p>\n<p>Suspect killed in West Valley police shooting<\/p>\n<p>A little while later, around 12:35 a.m., one or more Glendale officers reportedly shot and killed a suspect. The incident occurred near 91st and Glendale avenues.<\/p>\n<p>The man killed by police was identified as 28-year-old Adrian Green, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc15.com\/news\/local-news\/glendale-and-mesa-officers-involved-in-separate-police-shootings-early-thursday-morning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">according to ABC15<\/a>. No other details about the Glendale incident were immediately available.<\/p>\n<p>Two other suspects shot by police earlier this week<\/p>\n<p>Valley law enforcement agencies now have been involved in four shootings over a three-day span.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, officers with the Avondale Police Department <a href=\"https:\/\/ktar.com\/arizona-news\/avondale-shooting-police-man-dead\/5750995\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">shot and killed<\/a> a man who was wielding what turned out to be a cap gun.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, a <a href=\"https:\/\/ktar.com\/arizona-news\/mcso-shooting-man-hospitalized\/5751295\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">man was hospitalized<\/a> with injuries that aren\u2019t considered life-threatening after getting shot by Maricopa County Sheriff\u2019s Office deputies at the White Tank Mountain Regional Park near Waddell.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kstonezone\" data-show-count=\"false\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Follow @kstonezone<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We want to hear from you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;\">Have a story idea or tip? 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