Body camera video shows deadly shooting involving Avondale police

Body camera video and additional documents have been released in a deadly shooting involving Avondale police earlier this year. The shooting happened near Dysart and Buckeye roads on the afternoon of February 21. Police originally responded to the area of a dollar store for reports of a shoplifting suspect who had left the area. An officer attempted to approach a man in the area that police say matched the suspect description from the shoplifting.

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[lazyboylarry]

That guy was DEFINITELY trying to kill that cop.

[bsmth]

If you fight with an officer, expect what's coming to you. Cop was in the right in this.

[lisamitchell]

I’m a civilian and it looks justified to me.

[chris]

If he fights with an officer imagine what he's like with civilians.

[tbone]

Guess he didn't see the Chris Rock public announcement video...

[silentmajority]

I'm starting to think diversity is really not a strength and homeless are not harmless

[blacketruscan]

He said "bro" while fighting I can tell he has a mild heart no bad intentions as a fighter myself he was calm for an officer.

[yourhub]

people will turn this into something with race. but honestly. the cop had every right to pull his gun. he was running towards his bag, he didn’t know what was in it, so he shot him, stop tryna act like y’all wouldn’t do the same thing then call it right. hell some of u mfs will shoot someone just by them saying something that pisses you off.

[IsabelaHorju]

Cop was in the right don’t fight police with knives

[AllAmericanDreamChaser]

The man was running away. No need for lethal force.

[BlueLineDefender]

Seems like an unjustified shooting. Shot a fleeing subject who posed no deadly threat to anybody.

[hyun]

To the people in the comments cheering on the cops actions, the officer was not in harms way once he pulled the gun and fired the first shot. This was an emotional response to losing a "fight" and he killed him for it.

[cristanoisthebest]

If he was running away the cop had no reason in shooting the man

[julesbower]

Failure to comply = suicide by cop
he failed to obey
Do not care who he is... when we can clearly see 'what' he was...
Good riddance.

[GreatWhiteHope]

Officer said don’t be stupid. Play stupid games. Win stupid prizes.

[DrAlexVasquezICHNFM]

Justified. Fight with the police and find out

[vladimirlem]

The guy was running away, he was not a life threat

[jetrouxzen]

The police has the right to do what needs to be done 👍, i will do the same thing if its myself or family been threaten

[somlysom]

That's a lie didn't have to shot him five time tho

[phillipanderson]

1:22, that's a knife the perp has there on his waistband.