Suspect dead after officer-involved shooting in Phoenix: PD
A suspect is down following an officer-involved shooting on Nov. 5 near 3rd Street and Clarendon Avenue, police said.
PHOENIX - Phoenix Police say a suspect is dead following an officer-involved shooting.
The shooting happened just before 12 p.m. on Nov. 5 near 3rd Street and Clarendon Avenue. On X (formerly Twitter), Phoenix Police said no officers were injured.
The suspect was identified as Rey David Martinez, 29.
"The first officer on scene located the 29-year-old male suspect in the alley south of the caller’s residence after entering the alley from the west. At this time three additional officers entered the alley from the east, containing the male subject," police said on Nov. 6. "Officers observed the man with his left hand concealed and began giving commands. The man did not comply with the commands and removed a firearm from his person and pointed it in the direction of the officers. Two officers responded to the threat by firing their duty weapons, striking the man and ending the threat, while one officer attempted to deploy his 40mm less lethal launcher, which malfunctioned."
Martinez was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators say a replica gun was found by his feet.