PHOENIX — Phoenix police say one person was shot and killed by officers near 20th Street and Southern Avenue early Sunday morning.
Police say officers were first dispatched to the area around 12:45 a.m. to make contact with a man on a bicycle for an unknown reason. When they contacted the man, he began to run.
Officers caught up to the man, who struggled and resisted arrest, and pulled out a knife. An officer then fired his duty weapon, striking the man.
No officers were hurt, but police say the person who was shot, a man who has not been named, was taken to a hospital in critical condition, where he later died.
We're working to gather more details on what led to this shooting. Stay with ABC15 for updates on this developing story.
