2024 report<\/a> documenting unreasonable deadly force by Phoenix police. In May, the DOJ under the Trump administration retracted the department\u2019s investigation into the Phoenix Police Department and retracted or closed investigations into five others. The department also moved to dismiss lawsuits against Louisville and Minneapolis.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Denice-James-225x300.jpg\")
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Maricopa County Constable Denice Garcia and her son, James. James Garcia was shot and killed by Phoenix police in 2020 at the age of 28.(Photo courtesy of Denice Garcia)<\/p>\n
\u201cThe trust that I once had, I no longer have,\u201d Garcia said.<\/p>\n
Garcia sued the officers who shot her son and lost in a federal court in Arizona when the judge ruled the officers were entitled to immunity. An appeal is pending in the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.<\/p>\n
Since her son\u2019s death, Garcia made it her mission to overhaul the police system that she believes failed her son and continues to fail others.<\/p>\n
\u201cShow people that you really do care,\u201d she said. \u201cLend a helping hand. Get out of your car and talk to [unhoused people]. Stop at the park, talk to the kids. Change that narrative \u2026 do what they signed up to do \u2013 serve and protect.\u201d<\/p>\n
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James Porter Garcia at about 12 years old. Garcia was shot and killed by Phoenix police in 2020 at the age of 28. (Photo courtesy of Denice Garcia)<\/p>\n
Garcia faces the daily possibility of interacting with the officers who killed her son because she still relies on them as a member of the neighborhood. That possibility was realized in January, when one of the officers responded to a missing person report she filed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat kind of sense does that make?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n
The Police Department, in response to a complaint she submitted about the incident, informed her that the officer had not violated any departmental policies by responding to her call, according to Garcia, and that the officer and his superiors were made aware of her concerns about the incident.<\/p>\n
Despite the trauma and grief she carries, Garcia said she sees a future in which she could trust Phoenix police again, but only if they embrace true reform.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would be able to start building that trust if I saw that they were mandated to participate in de-escalation, if they were mandated to be a part of more training,\u201d as well as crisis intervention, she said.<\/p>\n
In mid-February, the Phoenix Police Department implemented new, more detailed use-of-force policies after a year spent training officers on the new directives. Under the new policies, the use of force must be necessary and proportional in addition to the previous standard of being reasonable.<\/p>\n
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Maricopa County Constable Denice Garcia stands next to a mural depicting her son, James Porter Garcia, on Indian School Road and 55th Avenue in Phoenix on April 23, 2025. Her son was shot and killed by Phoenix police in 2020. (Photo by Alessandra De Zubeldia\/Howard Center for Investigative Journalism)<\/p>\n
Maryvale: Hope and fear<\/p>\n
The Maryvale community is situated in west Phoenix, and encompasses the area southwest of Grand Avenue and north of McDowell Road and Interstate 10.<\/p>\n
Settled as a largely white community of modest homes after World War II, Maryvale began a demographic shift in the 1980s that transformed it into the largest Hispanic neighborhood in the city.<\/p>\n
Today, more than three-quarters of Maryvale\u2019s roughly 230,000 residents are Hispanic, the highest concentration of Hispanic residents anywhere in the city. White and Black residents make up less than 20% of Maryvale\u2019s population. Neighboring Estrella Village has the second highest number of Hispanic residents, according to data from the Maricopa Association of Governments.<\/p>\n
Phoenix City Councilmember Betty Guardado, a Hispanic resident of Maryvale for over a decade, represents District 5, which covers a large portion of the community. She has championed small businesses, unions,economic growth and neighborhood beautification. She is one of four members of the council\u2019s Public Safety and Justice subcommittee.<\/p>\n
Guardado declined the Howard Center\u2019s request for an interview about policing in her district.<\/p>\n
Howard Center reporters found many Maryvale residents eager to talk about their community.<\/p>\n
Louisiana Borbon, a 19-year-old Hispanic woman, attends Estrella Mountain Community College in the nearby city of Avondale and works to organize leadership opportunities for young people through the Maryvale Youth Leadership Program.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think we have a really great sense of community,\u201d she said. \u201cEveryone is in the same circle, everyone knows each other, and everyone is really willing to support and help one another.\u201d<\/p>\n
She points to the abundance of small businesses and neighborhood recreation centers like the Watts Family YMCA Maryvale as the beating heart of the area.<\/p>\n
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Louisiana Borbon, 19, stands near the basin at 63rd Avenue and Indian School Road in the Maryvale neighborhood of Phoenix on April 25, 2025. She said she hopes more community events can be held there. (Photo by L. M. Boyd\/Howard Center for Investigative Journalism)<\/p>\n
But it\u2019s not perfect. Maryvale fights against many negative stereotypes, she said.<\/p>\n
Borbon listed rising homelessness, illicit drug abuse and speeding as the primary quality of life issues in Maryvale.<\/p>\n
Still, for her and many of her neighbors, calling Phoenix police isn\u2019t a reflex when in danger. She would call 911 for EMT but not for police, she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cA lot of people [in Maryvale] tend to be pretty, like, afraid of the police, especially given that it\u2019s such a high population of immigrant people,\u201d Borbon said. \u201cI\u2019ve met a couple people who are so scared they can\u2019t leave their houses.\u201d<\/p>\n
Profiling<\/p>\n
When members of Maryvale\u2019s Islamic community have negative encounters with Phoenix police, they often end up seeing Mart\u00edn Quezada, civil rights director for the Arizona office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations and a former state lawmaker.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the biggest concerns that we have is that the community is afraid of their interactions with law enforcement,\u201d Quezada said. \u201cThey are treated differently when they interact with law enforcement \u2026 not just because of their Islamic background but just people of color in general.\u201d<\/p>\n
People of color are more likely to get pulled over by police, and the interaction between the police is different during traffic stops, he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is more tense, it\u2019s more accusatory, it is more suspicious,\u201d Quezada said.<\/p>\n
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Mart\u00edn Quezada, civil rights director for the Arizona office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, speaks at Arizona State University\u2019s downtown Phoenix campus on April 22, 2025. (Photo by Moses Havyarimana\/Howard Center for Investigative Journalism)<\/p>\n
The DOJ said in its 2024 report that Phoenix police cited and arrested people for lower level crimes such as drug and alcohol offenses in non-white areas at four times the rate in predominantly white neighborhoods. <\/p>\n
Crimes go unreported when people have had bad experiences with police, Quezada said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve heard this from the Latino community,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen they feel like they can\u2019t trust law enforcement because they\u2019re afraid that their immigration status may be questioned, they are not going to report crimes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fears of deportation<\/p>\n
Wendy Ruiz, who has lived in Maryvale for most of her young life, served as a community champion for Arizona State University\u2019s Maryvale One Square Mile Initiative, which tackles social welfare issues there.<\/p>\n
Many families, including hers, Ruiz said, carry the burden of their immigration status and racial profiling.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy parents grew up undocumented, and we never wanted, like, any interactions with the police for that reason,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
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Wendy Ruiz poses for a photo at Maryvale Community Center in Phoenix on May 7, 2025. (Photo by Alessandra De Zubeldia\/Howard Center for Investigative Journalism)<\/p>\n
According to Ruiz, a decade ago, one of her family members was deported after a police identified her as undocumented during a traffic stop.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople from other families have come to tell my family that they were pulled over by the police just due to the color of their skin,\u201d Ruiz said.<\/p>\n
Without reform, Ruiz believes it will be impossible to build trust and collaboration between Phoenix police and Maryvale residents.<\/p>\n
When officers aren\u2019t held accountable for excessive use of force, she said, it sends a message across the department that such behavior is not only tolerated, but permissible.
\u201cHow do we expect to believe that if something [bad] happens,\u201d Ruiz said, \u201cwe would get justice?\u201d<\/p>\n
While the Police Department has found some officer-involved shootings outside of departmental policy, the Maricopa County Attorney\u2019s Office has reviewed nearly 200 shootings from 2017 to 2024 and found every shooting except one justified under Arizona law. A second case is pending.<\/p>\n
For Ruiz, rebuilding trust starts with officers making a consistent and genuine effort to relate to the people they serve, such as learning the community\u2019s language and culture, she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you don\u2019t understand a community, how are you serving them?\u201d Ruiz added. And in situations where police might use force, those language and cultural barriers can \u201ccreate a lot of harm.<\/p>\n
She said she wants police officers to prove they are on the community\u2019s side.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause we shouldn\u2019t be feeling like \u2026 they\u2019re against us,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The department outlined its position on immigrants and working with U.S. immigration agencies in a statement to the Howard Center:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Phoenix Police Department\u2019s policy and practices surrounding immigration violations remain the same,\u201d it said. \u201cOur priority is to ensure the safety of our community by answering calls for service and focusing on preventing and reducing crime. We are not a border city, and we intend to let the federal government deal with border issues.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Maryvale High School\u2019s Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp color guard members stow the American flag after performing a ceremony to commemorate the completion of phase three of the Grand Canalscape project on March 29, 2025. (Photo by Owen Alfonso\/Howard Center for Investigative Journalism)<\/p>\n
Community policing<\/p>\n
Jennifer Rouse, a member of the Maryvale Estrella Mountain Community Alliance, which provides space for residents to voice concerns to the precinct\u2019s community action officers, believes more neighborhoods need to form block watches. These would open direct lines of communication with police officers and facilitate reporting crimes, she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople are being conditioned to not trust the police because of the national politics right now,\u201d she said. \u201cPeople are being told that the police are going to deport them \u2026 even if they are naturalized.\u201d<\/p>\n
Neighborhoods become less safe when people are afraid, she added.<\/p>\n
Rouse said that a ride-along with officers 16 years ago changed her perception about how policing works. At that time, she was frustrated that her calls for service weren\u2019t being taken seriously, she said.<\/p>\n
During her ride-along, the officer explained that there were car accidents, robberies and violent crimes happening at the same time as her own calls to Phoenix police, and they took a higher priority than hers.<\/p>\n
Aside from more involvement from the community, Rouse said police need help reaching predominantly Spanish-speaking neighborhoods.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s where we feel a lot of the block watches may need that bridge to the police officers,\u201d she said. \u201cThey need that comfort level that they\u2019re just not getting.\u201d<\/p>\n
Having more officers who speak Spanish would help, Rouse said. Something as simple as placing block watch signs in Spanish would be a start, she added.<\/p>\n
Roughly one in five Phoenix police officers are certified in Spanish, according to the department. The department said it doesn\u2019t track how many Spanish-certified officers are assigned to the Maryvale Estrella Mountain Precinct due to frequent changes in staffing and assignments.<\/p>\n
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Residents gather at the Maryvale Mercado in front of the Maryvale Community Center to support local businesses on March 29, 2025. (Photo by Owen Alfonso\/Howard Center for Investigative Journalism)<\/p>\n
Police questioning<\/p>\n
Felix Moran doesn\u2019t speak about Maryvale \u2013 he speaks from it. A Maryvale local and a community activist,Moran has seen firsthand the complex relationship between Maryvale residents and Phoenix police.<\/p>\n
Moran doesn\u2019t shy away from his past. He had run-ins with the police in his youth and spent time in prison. Now, he\u2019s a dedicated Maryvale booster, striving to empower the next generation through the intersection of the arts and sciences. Recently, he helped spearhead Maryvale\u2019s Grand Canalscape beautification project that decorated the canal with hand-painted murals.<\/p>\n
Despite his years of community building and forging relationships with Maryvale leaders, Moran believes law enforcement still regards him as a potential threat.<\/p>\n
Earlier this year, Moran attended a community cleanup. He wore dark clothes that he didn\u2019t mind getting dirty and a T-shirt that exposed his tattooed arm. It was early on a brisk morning in Maryvale and, like the other volunteers, he carried a trash bag.<\/p>\n
During the event, Moran said that he chatted with the event organizer. Police officers were also present, and at one point, he even approached a few to ask if they knew whether the public restrooms were open.<\/p>\n
But their exchange didn\u2019t end there. Later during the cleanup, the officers approached him, he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey asked me, like, what am I doing here? Do I know the people at the event?\u201d<\/p>\n
Moran wondered what about him, picking up trash alongside volunteers at an early-morning community clean-up event, drew the officers\u2019 attention.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo I really look like a suspicious person? Like, I don\u2019t think I do,\u201d Moran said, while adding that the tattoos on his arm, most of which he got done in prison, may have contributed to their judgment.<\/p>\n
Despite those experiences, Moran hasn\u2019t backed away from the divide between law enforcement and the people of Maryvale. Instead, he\u2019s leaned in by trying to understand the perspective of those on the other side of the badge.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre they also getting mental health training workshops?\u201d he asked. \u201cAre they learning about mental health and how are they perceiving it when they see someone who\u2019s distressed and going through something?\u201d<\/p>\n
The path forward, in Moran\u2019s eyes, lies in creating spaces where trust can begin to form.<\/p>\n
Coffee with police<\/p>\n
A group of parents huddled under a ramada at El Oso Park in Maryvale, bundled up on a chilly February morning. They passed around caf\u00e9 de olla, a traditional Mexican beverage made with cinnamon, piloncillo and other spices. Trays of chocolate chip, M&M and oatmeal cookies lined the picnic table.<\/p>\n
Four police officers with the Maryvale Estrella Mountain Precinct\u2019s Community Action Squad stood across from members of the Estrella Super Moms Block Watch.<\/p>\n
The block watch group, which started in 2012, focuses on improving education for Maryvale students by advocating for better resources in schools, extracurricular activities and community safety.<\/p>\n
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, both groups met nearly every month to discuss community concerns and questions. Since the pandemic, meetings have become less frequent.
All the group\u2019s members are mothers to children and teenagers who attend Maryvale schools. Many of them only speak Spanish.<\/p>\n
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Members of Estrella Super Moms Block Watch and Maryvale Estrella Mountain Precinct\u2019s Community Action Squad officers pose for a photo at El Oso Park in Phoenix after discussing community concerns about deportation on Feb. 12, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Rosa Menjivar\/Howard Center for Investigative Journalism)<\/p>\n
That morning, the Super Moms were eager to speak with Maryvale officers about the community\u2019s rising fears of deportation.<\/p>\n
Officer David Torres served as the primary translator between the moms and the other officers, with some translations provided by Super Moms leader Rosa Menjivar.<\/p>\n
The officers assured the Super Moms that the department does not collaborate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to carry out deportations and that the new administration\u2019s immigration policies only target criminals.<\/p>\n
However, one community member, Elizabeth Moreno, raised a different concern. She recalled an incident 10 years ago when she was in a fender bender with a school bus in Maryvale. When an officer arrived, she tried to explain in broken English what had happened. But the officer waved her off.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t understand you. I don\u2019t understand you,\u201d the officer told her, according to Moreno\u2019s recounting.<\/p>\n
Speaking in Spanish, Moreno explained to the group in the park that she wished that the officer at the collision scene had made more of an effort to understand her. Moreno\u2019s concern, however, was once again lost in translation, she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fact that officers can\u2019t speak Spanish doesn\u2019t necessarily mean they\u2019re racist,\u201d said Officer Christopher Gallegos.<\/p>\n
Looking back on that meeting with officers, Moreno later said she was unsure how the conversation turned to one about racism and felt that her message, again, had not been truly heard.<\/p>\n
Moreno said she has also had great interactions with police officers in Maryvale who have shown a willingness to understand the community \u2013 but she wants to see more of that throughout the department.<\/p>\n
Torres explained the emotional toll that officers withstand and how it can inform their approach on the job.<\/p>\n
\u201cMany [officers] basically go from call, to call, to call. They can go from a fight and the next call could be an accident and in the previous fight someone might\u2019ve been stabbed or shot,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
While Moreno said she recognizes that law enforcement jobs are not easy, she believes that accountability for their behavior on the job is still necessary.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that really knowing the community they serve [is important] \u2026 I think we\u2019re missing a lot of empathy,\u201d Moreno said.<\/p>\n
The Phoenix Police Department did not respond to a request from the Howard Center seeking interviews with police leadership in the Maryvale precinct to discuss community policing concerns.<\/p>\n
\u2018Open the door!\u2019<\/p>\n
De Le\u00f3n, the resident who saw Turrell Clay\u2019s arrest unfold, vividly recalled the fear she felt two years ago when police burst into her home. <\/p>\n
She had been tending to plants in the backyard when she heard yelling from the front of her house, she said. She heard her home\u2019s address number being screamed repeatedly, she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOpen the door!\u201d she heard someone yell.<\/p>\n
De Le\u00f3n tensed up, she recalled. She was alone with her young son, but the yelling continued, she said. She cautiously started to make her way to the front of the property, only to be met with police officers who had entered through her home\u2019s side gate. She said they were pointing their guns at her and yelling in English, which she didn\u2019t understand and doesn\u2019t speak.<\/p>\n
De Le\u00f3n froze. They searched her house, inspecting every room with their firearms drawn. She didn\u2019t know what was happening.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey intimidated me,\u201d she said. \u201cI was scared and, well, I opened the door for them.\u201d<\/p>\n
The officers were looking for the owner of an abandoned car parked on the street in front of her house, she said. The owner was suspected to be involved in a kidnapping, De Le\u00f3n later learned from one of the officers who spoke some Spanish. She said she told them she knew nothing about the car and that it had been abandoned for some time.<\/p>\n
The officers left after searching De Le\u00f3n\u2019s house, she said, but the psychological damage remained. Fear had settled within her, and she said her home no longer felt as safe as it did before the incident.<\/p>\n
And the experience colored her faith in Phoenix police.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s in vain to call them or ask for help,\u201d she said. \u201cTrucks have been stolen, machines have been stolen, and they just say, \u2018Well, put cameras up,\u2019\u201d De Le\u00f3n said when asked if she would call police to report a crime.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo be honest, we just accept these things.\u201d De Le\u00f3n added. \u201cBecause we\u2019re immigrants.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
(Video by L. M. Boyd and Alessandra De Zubeldia\/Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at ASU)<\/p>\n
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