{"id":794815,"date":"2026-05-14T02:25:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T02:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/794815\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T02:25:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T02:25:33","slug":"videos-show-phoenix-officers-fire-within-seconds-after-armed-man-raises-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/794815\/","title":{"rendered":"Videos show Phoenix officers fire within seconds after armed man raises gun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\"><b>PHOENIX (AZFamily)<\/b> \u2014 New videos show the split-second decision Phoenix police officers had to make when they opened fire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/2026\/04\/29\/critical-incident-reported-business-parking-lot-midtown-phoenix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/2026\/04\/29\/critical-incident-reported-business-parking-lot-midtown-phoenix\/\">on a man who pointed a gun at them in an alley near downtown<\/a> two weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Police were looking for the man, who was wanted by Tolleson police because he reportedly pointed a gun at officers while they were trying to arrest him on felony warrants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Police said they found him around 10 a.m. on April 29 at a parking lot near Fifth Avenue and McDowell Road. He parked his car and walked into a nearby alley.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Surveillance video showed the man walking near a cement wall and pointing a gun at a victim while officers were nearby. He pointed his handgun a second time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Body camera video showed a Phoenix officer getting out of his truck and, within five seconds, fired three times after the man raised his gun.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">A second body camera showed another officer firing his rifle after getting out of a van.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cHey! Hey, drop the gun! Drop it! Drop the gun,\u201d the officer said after the shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Another officer used a 36 mm less-lethal baton launcher on the man because he was still holding onto the gun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The man was taken to the hospital, where he later died. His name has not been released.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">No police officers were hurt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The two officers who shot the man are assigned to the special assignments unit and have worked for the department for nine and 17 years.<\/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? Send <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/community\/user-content\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">it to us here<\/a> with a brief description.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 KTVK\/KPHO. 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