PHOENIX —
A man has died after a shooting involving the Phoenix Police Department on Saturday afternoon.
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The shooting happened in the area of Central Avenue and Roeser Road.
Officers responded to the area of a person walking around an apartment complex, holding a gun and a knife.
“Officers gave multiple commands to the man to drop the weapons and deployed less-lethal PepperBall munitions. However, the man ignoted commands and raised his firearm towards the officers, resulting in the officer-involved shooting,” police said.
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The man was taken to a hospital where he later died.
No officers were injured.
DPS’s Major Incident Division will be responding to the scene to take over the investigation.
