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Tucson, Arizona — On March 3rd, 2023, just before 11:30 p.m., Tucson Police Department officers from the Operations Division Midtown Community Response Team (ODM CRT) located an aggravated assault suspect. Detectives had previously established probable cause to arrest the male, identified as 28-year-old Aaron Martinka, for two counts of aggravated assault, one count of a prohibited possessor, and one count of discharging a firearm within city limits. He also had an outstanding felony arrest warrant for a probation violation. ODM CRT located Martinka driving in a vehicle. ODM CRT coordinated with members of the Tucson Police Department’s Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team to take him into custody. SWAT officers attempted to stop Martinka’s vehicle near the intersection of East Grant Road and North Park Avenue by utilizing an immobilization device to safely bring the suspect’s vehicle to a stop. The device failed and Martinka accelerated, fleeing at a high rate of speed.
As officers attempted to catch up to the vehicle, Martinka caused a multiple-vehicle collision, resulting in his vehicle becoming disabled, stopping just west of East Grant Road and North Campbell Avenue. As officers approached the vehicle, Martinka produced a handgun and fired at officers. Officers returned fire and struck Martinka. Officers medically evaluated Martinka; however, a SWAT medic from the Tucson Fire Department declared him deceased at the scene. Officers identified an adult female 29-year-old Ashley Mendibles, who was wanted in the same aggravated assault incident as Martinka was located inside the vehicle. She sustained non-life-threatening injuries from the collision and was transported to Banner University Medical Center. No bystanders or department members were injured in this incident. The officers involved in the shooting have been identified as Officer Bradley Kush, an 11-year veteran, Officer Adam Smith, a 15-year veteran, and Officer Joe Buck, a 10-year veteran of the Tucson Police Department.
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Timestamps:
0:00 – Bodycam: Officer Bradley Kush
0:46 – Bodycam: Officer Adam Smith
1:03 – Bodycam: Officer Joe Buck
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One of the few times I actually see usa cops fire less than 10 rounds in a shootout. Seems swat teams actually have it together
GOOD!
death wish granted!
TPD do not play
Joe dont give a fuck
Pretty sure a 10-50 is stoping at a yellow light
what red dot was that on the pistol?
Couldn't tell if it was a din doo
why are people still sitting at the redlight while bullets fly behind them? npcs have better self preservation ai than that
Joe was all up in there lmao
Man-o-man, talk about shots on target. The female was not hit after that. You just watched some damn good police work there.
Joe wanted all the smoke
So glad we have SWAT guys who can't even figure out how to shoot their rifle when they need to.
Dont be a thug if you cant take the slug.
Officer Joe was ready to close with and destroy the threat
Ahh. Lovely Tucson. Armpit of the state
Usa = far West
mf u back up ur the one with a pistol let my mans get a piece too like jeez😂
Stop having graphic warnings on things that are not graphic.
yeah….il wreck the car and then shoot my way out of the area,,,,,,,,
I don't know what happened here…but I need to go to Taco Bell.
This is why I bought a Taurus and carry daily. Both types of carry are legal here without permit or license. Hats off to the brave ones. I see this guys on call daily as I go to work. They do work and I'm grateful.
I live in Poland and fortunately there are no such actions here in my country, but I am addicted to this channel. I want to express my deepest appreciation for the bravery and heroism that you exhibit each and every day on your duty. Such a professionalism. Thank you for your service. You are appreciated more than you know! God bless you.
God job guys stay safe
I like Joe!!! Drive in on the danger. Overwhelming firepower always wins.
That cop passenger caused his own malfunction
gotta love natural selection at work
Why is there a warning for this video?
Shootout? You mean another execution by State. 🤣
Pray tell where was the threat?
0:32 if you play the video frame by frame you actually see the muzzle flash from the car and you hear a (discreet) sound of a shot
0:53 you clearly see it
Joe was taking none of their crap, ready to take out the trash, and I salute him and all these officers risking their lives for us 🫡
With so much respido bullet flying, I wouldn't be surprised to eat some bullet when I drive by..
Dropped his black ass
I couldn't do this, dudes yelling, "SHOTS FIRED SHOTS FIRED," Im busy thinking its a minivan. Kids could be in there what if it was just the airbags making noise or noise from the engine.
maybe you should ban the weapons for Civ.
Damnit Joe, why you gotta get so close for lol
Illegal immagrants
I legitimately live right down Park Ave off of Speedway Blvd. I had ZERO clue this even happened. We’ll done TPD thanks for keeping us safe from human garbage like this!!
Betting they were cartel
GG
I'm gonna run from the police in my Hyundai hatchback, then have a shootout with them with my Highpoint 9mm. I'll be home for some nookie in about an 20 minutes.