PHOENIX — A man wanted for aggravated assault was shot and killed by Phoenix police on Wednesday near 7th Avenue and McDowell Road.
The incident happened just after 10 a.m. in a commercial area of the neighborhood.
Officials say a man was shot and taken to a hospital, where he later died. No officers were injured.
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Phoenix officials say officers located a man in the area who was wanted for a previous aggravated assault on Tolleson police officers.
Officers spotted the man's vehicle parked in a business area and saw him walking in an alleyway. That's when officials say the man pointed a handgun at the officers twice. This led to officers shooting him.
According to the Tolleson Police Department, the person involved in Wednesday's shooting was approached by their officers on Tuesday. The man was known to law enforcement and wanted on two felony warrants issued by the Maricopa County Superior Court.
Tolleson PD says his vehicle was followed to the area of 87th Avenue and Earll Drive in Phoenix, where it was found abandoned.
A short time later, officers located the man in a residential driveway. He refused commands to stop, displayed a gun, and ran away, police say.
Tolleson police requested the assistance of the Phoenix Police Department in locating him.
He was eventually located by Phoenix police on Wednesday in central Phoenix just before the shooting took place.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety is investigating the officer-involved shooting.
