Police say the man began advancing on officers and that's when one shot the man multiple times. abc15
PHOENIX — Police are investigating a shooting in which an officer of the Phoenix Police Department shot a man armed with a machete several times near 19th and Southern avenues Sunday afternoon.
Officials say police were responding to an unrelated call at a gas station around noon when they noticed a man standing in a field, waving a machete around and yelling in Spanish. Police tried to talk to the man, but officials say the man continued"screaming irrationally" and waving the machete around.Officers used less-than lethal rounds on the man while telling him to drop the machete.
Police say the man began advancing on officers and that's when one officer fired his gun at the man, striking him several times.Officials say the man was transported to the hospital in critical condition, but has since stabilized.ABC15 is working to get more information on this developing story. Take a look at the map for details on each media-reported police shooting in the Valley so far in 2022.
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