PHOENIX — Phoenix police officers shot and killed an armed man who was allegedly drinking and driving Saturday afternoon near Central Avenue and Bell Road.
Officials say police received a call around 2:30 p.m. about a truck driving erratically and someone possibly drinking while driving. That caller then followed the suspected drunk driver to an apartment complex near 12th Street and Bell Road, according to officials.
Once the vehicle parked, officers went to talk to the driver and noticed there was a rifle in the truck.
Officials say the man was cooperative at first during the DUI investigation. At some point, officials say the man went back to his truck and grabbed a handgun that was in the door of the truck.
Officers then struggled with the man and that was when the officer-involved shooting occurred.
The man, who has not yet been identified, was taken to the hospital where he died from his injuries.
No officers were injured in this incident.
This shooting is currently under investigation.
This marks the fourth deadly officer-involved shooting this week. One occurred in Avondale on Tuesday and the other two happened in Phoenix on Wednesday near 23rd and Glendale avenues and 27th Avenue and Van Buren Street.
