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Phoenix, Arizona — The Phoenix Police department released body-camera footage of an officer involved shooting that occurred on May 1, 2022, just after 12:00 p.m., in the roadway to the south of 19th Avenue and Southern Avenue. Officers from the South Mountain Precinct were in the parking lot of a gas station near 19th Avenue and Southern Avenue working through an unrelated matter when they were notified of a man with a machete in an open field to the south. Officers contacted the man and gave him commands to drop the machete as he walked eastbound in the field towards 19th Avenue. Officers continued to order the man to drop the machete while following him as he walked southbound in the roadway of 19th Avenue. The man was shouting in Spanish. Due to the language barrier, officers were unable to understand what he was saying.
There were vehicles driving by on 19th Avenue and pedestrians walking on the nearby sidewalks. While the man was in the middle lane of 19th Avenue, an officer with a stunbag shotgun approached him and gave repeated commands to drop the machete. The officer delivered several rounds from the stunbag which did not seem to affect the man. He continued to yell in Spanish while advancing towards the officer with the machete still in hand. The officer transitioned to his handgun and fired, striking the man and ending the threat. Officers approached the man, removed the machete, and began rendering first aid. Officers continued until Phoenix Fire responded and assumed care. The man was transported to a local hospital in critical condition where he remains hospitalized but will later be booked into jail on one count of aggravated assault on a police officer once his condition improves. There were no injuries to other community members or officers.
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bringing a knife to a gun fight.. literally
@1:27 Nice nails. Nails on FLEEK!💅ðŸ»ðŸ˜‚
great another border-hopper who came over here only to find out they can't fit in any way and goes crazy thanks gov't!
If Al Sharpton catches wind of this incident, he will accuse the officers of police brutality against minorities
Cop: DROP THE KNIFE!
Me: What knife?
Looks like another one of Bidens "legal" immigrants taking up more American police time and resources.
Always nice when the badguy goes out in severe pain and groaning and time to focus on the pain and regret their life choices before going to prison.
Good job
One less.
Is this a quick trip collaboration if you know you know!
That ash fault is real hot this time of year too haha
This feels a lot like what happened to Laquan Macdonald in 2014 in Chicago, which the cop was arrested charged and found guilty and is serving a 12 year sentence….
Drugs or Mental Issues or he wanted to do a suicide by cop. Take your pick!
I'm actually getting bored with these types of videos because they are so frequent. Crazy world.
After 6 shots of non lethal bean bag rounds followed by 7 shots of 9mm the suspect finally dropped the knife
FAAFO!
Dam he didnt die now hes just gonna get out and wreak more havoc in a couple years
This is the definition of 10 foot tall and bullet proof.. Well it failed but he didnt know that until he got shot up….
If they want to walk in traffic, then perfect. Let them see what happens when you play in traffic.
Does anyone know why less lethal shotguns are usually never loaded? It seems like every video I see where less lethal is an option, every time the shotgun comes out it always needs to be loaded. I don’t know much about the less lethal shotguns but I feel like if they were loaded already the officers would be able to deploy less lethal faster. Is there a specific reason or protocol in place that prohibits them from being loaded?
At the time of the shooting there wasn't a huge risk to anyone and no need to shoot multiple times. At close range like that it's hard to miss.
We're getting so third world…. Thanks politicians, you guys are the best.
Voodoo witch doctor got a taste of his own medicine..
Drop the knife!!!
(Less Lethal Initiated)
Doesn’t workBett!
Bang Bang Mothafucka, You’re DONE!
Bad shoot wtf
Nice to see the trash being took out.
A wise man once said, they're not sending their best.
What language is the machete guy speaking?
Those damn 12 gauge bean bags don’t do shit I keep saying all law enforcement need to start carrying grenade launchers loaded with 40mm stun rounds they are way more effective
How could these evil officers do that to this fine upstanding citizen?
That second firearm did the trick somehow
Attempted Murder by Cops! Tazer? Non-Lethal shots missed? Really? He was ill, not a killer! I am so ashamed of our Police! My son is a cop and I hope he has better love for people! Hope you don't get into a argument with Phoenix Police! Not just one shot to disable, lets shoot him 5 or 6 times, that is our training!
Just goes to show, you can't out crazy a bullet
Suspect had their back against the officer. He was too quick to shoot instead of having the partner shoot his less lethal.
Wait so before he got shot he thought he was a bad ass then after getting shot he wants to whine and cry. Typical loser
Another taxpayer burden due to poor accuracy.
There was no language barrier. A gun pointed at you in any language means the same thing. Hope he suffered for his stupidity.
Is it just me, or has there been a HUGE uptick in these events recently?
Where’s b l m? Oh that’s right we have abortion for this election season
I will come and dislike every video until you stop censoring the comment section
Dude lived … incredible
Deleting comments again I see 🖕
Ah yes, one less! SMH
Oh darn, he lived to threaten the public again and cost us all more taxpayer money……
Welcome to America – speak English and act right.