PHOENIX – The City of Phoenix, in addition to several members of the city’s police department, are facing a wrongful death lawsuit as a result of an officer-involved shooting.
The deadly shooting happened on Nov. 2, 2022. According to our report at the time, someone called 911 to report that an armed man was pointing a gun at him in the area of 37th Avenue and McDowell Road. Police say they discovered multiple people carrying guns in the parking lot of a strip mall in the area, and one of them was shooting at the others. That was when officers opened fire at the alleged shooter in response.