Phoenix police release footage of a fatal shooting of Armando Reyes, who pulled a gun at officers
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0:32 - 911 call
2:00 - Intro
2:47 - Body cam 1
5:37 - Body cam 2
6:06 - Surveillance video
6:25 - Outro
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Phoenix police released an edited video on Monday afternoon that included bodycam footage from a police shooting that happened on July 17.
Police say that the incident began near Seventh and Lincoln streets when officers were called to a single-car collision. Officers were told by 911 operators that a man driving a white car crashed into a pole, and looked "disoriented".
According to other 911 calls, the man walked away from the crash, appeared impaired, and acted erratically. Police say that there were reports of hearing six gunshots after the man walked away from the crash.
Once officers arrived at the scene, they found the empty car and bullet casings inside the car. Other officers helped to search for the man and were directed to the railroad tracks near 18th and Harrison streets.
Once they found the man, later identified as 35-year-old Armando Reyes, they gave him commands to get on the ground.
In the video, officers ask the man to get on the ground, and say "we'll figure this out" as the man screams. Speaking to each other, one officer tells another to calm the man down, "tell him it's an accident, it's not a big deal."
Police say they used a PepperBall launcher to “encourage” him to follow commands.
Officers approached the man in the video, reassuring the man that he made a mistake and asking him to "drop it."
He continues to scream and walk away from the officers. He then pulled out a gun, police said. Officers instructed Reyes to drop the gun, but he pointed said gun at the officers, police said. This, police say, caused the shooting, which left the man dead on the scene.