On Thursday, a Phoenix Police Department officer shot and killed a felon who was wanted for child sex crimes.
The suspect has been identified as 56-year-old James Glenn.
According to the Phoenix Police Department, on June 11, 2026, just before 6:00 p.m., Phoenix Police officers from the Tactical Support Bureau were in the area of North 23rd Avenue and West Pinnacle Peak Road following Glenn in a vehicle with a felony warrant in connection with an investigation involving sexual conduct with a minor.
A K-9 officer used a vehicle interdiction device known as a grappler to stop the suspect vehicle on Pinnacle Peak, just west of 23rd Avenue. Another officer contained Glenn by using his vehicle to pin the driver’s door. While seated in his vehicle, officers reported seeing Glenn raise a gun and pointed it at them. This is when the officer-involved shooting took place. Both officers fired their duty weapons, striking Glenn.
Once it was deemed safe to approach, Glenn was removed from the vehicle. Phoenix Fire personnel responded and pronounced him deceased on the scene. A handgun was recovered from Glenn’s vehicle. No officers or community members were injured during this incident.
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