DPS detectives are investigating the shooting death by a Phoenix Police officer of a man who was threatening the life of a woman.
According to the Phoenix Police Department, on October 11, 2025, around 8:05 p.m., officers responded to a 911 call of a fight at an apartment complex near 83rd Avenue and Indian School Road. Officers were informed by radio dispatch that a man and a woman were fighting, and the man was armed with a knife.
When officers arrived, they found a man holding a woman down on the ground by an apartment building. The man was holding a knife to the woman’s throat and the officer gave multiple commands to the man to stop. The man continued to hold the knife by the woman’s throat and the officer involved shooting occurred.
After the shooting, the officer pulled the woman away from the man and took her to safety. The fire department was called and determined the man died from his injuries on scene.
There were no other injuries to any community member or officer.
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