PHOENIX — One person is dead after a shooting involving Phoenix police officers Wednesday afternoon, according to the department.
The incident happened in a strip mall parking lot near 37th Avenue and McDowell Road.
Police say they received a call about a man pointing a gun at another person. When officers arrived at the scene, they found multiple people armed with guns, including one man who was shooting at the others. That was when the officer-involved shooting occurred, according to police.
The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene with a gun nearby. He has been identified by police as 29-year-old Leontae Kirk.
No other injuries were reported.
This shooting happened just a few blocks away from where a deadly shooting happened earlier in the afternoon on Wednesday. Police have given no indication at this time that the two shootings were connected in any way.
