PHOENIX — Phoenix police officers were involved in a deadly shooting early Saturday morning during an investigation into a nearby shooting.
Officials say the incident started around 3:30 a.m. near 27th Avenue and Van Buren Street when officers received information about a person firing a gun numerous times. Multiple people were in the area when shots were fired, but no one was hurt.
Officers put out a suspect description and a vehicle and suspect matching the description were soon located near 25th Avenue and Buckeye Road.
Police conducted a traffic stop on the suspect vehicle and the driver reportedly failed to comply. Officials say the driver ran from the vehicle and officers chased the suspect.
During the foot chase, police say the suspect reached for his waistband and two officers fired their duty weapons, hitting the suspect.
Officials told ABC15 that the suspect, identified as 46-year-old Imani Jackson, was pronounced dead at the scene.
No officers were injured. Police say investigators recovered a firearm at the scene and the investigation is ongoing.
ABC15 spoke with Jackson's family on Monday.
“We want to first see that body cam. Anyone can say anything, and we want to know what truly happened. That doesn’t sound like my uncle at all, at all, not in the slightest,” said Jemila Moore, the niece of Imani Jackson. “It shouldn’t be shooting to kill, especially if the individual is not a threat. I don’t understand, especially with my uncle’s situation, why weren’t other protocols used?”
