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Suspect fired gun several times during struggle with Phoenix officers: court documents
Court documents have revealed new details on a suspect accused of firing multiple gunshots while officers were trying to arrest him.
PHOENIX - Two Phoenix Police officers were hospitalized after a struggle with a suspect ended in gunfire, however, no one was actually struck, the Phoenix Police Department said.
The incident happened just before 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 25 near Glendale Avenue and 16th Street, says Phoenix Police Sgt. Brian Bower.
Officers responded to reports of a fight and once they got there, they talked with a man and woman about what happened.
"The officer speaking with the man ordered him to take his hand out of his pocket a number of times. The man refused. The officer then struggled with the man, which resulted in a gun going off while still in the man’s pocket. The struggle continued as the officer was trying to take the man into custody. During the fight, the man fired several more rounds," Bower explained.
Police say Walters fired the gun seven times in total during the struggle.
An "electronic control device" was used on him and the 24-year-old was taken into custody. He's identified as Damoin Obrian Walters and was booked into jail.
"Both officers suffered minor injuries during this incident and were taken to the hospital to be checked out," Bower said.
Court records show that he was not allowed to have a gun due to a felony conviction in Colorado. The gun had also been stolen out of Colorado, officials said.
The investigation into this incident is ongoing.
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Damoin Walters