PHOENIX — Officials say one person is dead after a shooting involving Phoenix police officers Monday night.
It happened after 8 p.m. in the area of Interstate 10 and Jefferson Street, along the nearby railroad tracks.
Police say they first responded to a hit-and-run call near 7th and Lincoln streets. When officers arrived at the scene, they located an unoccupied vehicle with spent shell casings inside.
Witnesses provided a description of the suspect and said the suspect was possibly seen walking along the railroad tracks near 18th and Harrison streets.
Police found the man and say he was acting "erratically" and did not follow officers' commands.
A less-lethal tool was ineffectively used on the man, and police say he pulled a gun out and pointed it at officers. At that point, officers fired their weapons him.
The man, later identified as 35-year-old Armando Reyes, died from his injuries at the scene.
The investigation is ongoing.
