PEORIA, AZ — A Phoenix police officer was injured and a man has died following a shooting in Peoria near 87th Avenue and Bell Road.
Authorities say the shooting involving police officers happened at about 10 a.m. Friday.
Officials say the incident started when a fugitive apprehension team was working to detain a man with outstanding felony warrants and probable cause to be arrested for two counts of aggravated assault on two Phoenix police officers from a previous incident. Details on that incident have not yet been released.
Officers located the man in Peoria near a car dealership and attempted to arrest him. Phoenix police officials say that's when the man produced a handgun and engaged in gunfire with multiple officers.
Authorities on the scene of the incident provided details on what led up to the shooting Friday. Watch in the player below.
One officer was struck in the leg and taken to a hospital for treatment. He has since been released.
The man was shot at by three officers and taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. He has been identified as 30-year-old Junior Reyes.
Officials say the Peoria Police Department is conducting a criminal investigation and the area will be closed during the investigation.
Interim Phoenix Police Chief Michael Sullivan and Mayor Kate Gallego held a press conference Friday following the incident. Watch in the player below.
This incident is the first officer-involved shooting of 2024.
