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Phoenix Police provide update on overnight shooting
Police provide an initial briefing after an incident that spanned multiple crime scenes resulted in an officer-involved shooting with one suspect pronounced dead.
PHOENIX - A suspect accused of shooting at multiple people and attempting to run away from police was shot and killed by police on the morning of Aug. 10.
Officers arrived near the intersection of 27th Avenue and Van Buren Street around 3:35 a.m. after 911 callers said the suspect had a gun, was firing off rounds and was threatening several people.
He left in a car before Phoenix Police arrived, but was found near 25th Avenue and Buckeye Road a short time later. Police attempted to conduct a traffic stop when the suspect ran from the vehicle on foot, according to the release.
When officers saw the suspect allegedly reaching towards his waistband, an officer fired at least one gun shot that hit the man.
Officers attempted life-saving measures, but the suspect was pronounced dead on the scene. Police said that a firearm was located in the man's possession.
The suspect is identified as Imani Jackson, 46.