The police Department of the city of Tempe (Maricopa County, AZ) began an internal investigation. An employee shot and killed a 14-year-old Antonio Flight with straykbol weapons.
On Tuesday, January 15, the officer, whose name was not released, responded to a call about a suspicious person in the 4500 block of South Fair Lane. Upon arrival, he saw the teenager broke into the car and something took out. Seeing the police car, the guy ran away. In his hands was a subject similar to the gun.
The policeman jumped out of the car and rushed for the robber. He repeatedly yelled at the guy to stop. After that the officer «saw a threat» to their lives and the lives of others — and fired.
From the received wounds Antonio Reis died in the hospital.
The weapon in his hand was straykbol the gun was his Flight and took away from the smashed car. Sent whether an adolescent has this gun on a police officer, not reported. In the police Department Pace noted that the incident was filmed on wearable camera officer. It will be a key piece of evidence in the investigation.
The victim’s family is demanding answers.
«Why just shoot? The police have a Taser, why didn’t he use it? — asks the brother of the deceased Jason Gonzalez. — He sees that it’s a teenager, and shoots!»
«If they want to tarnish the memory of my son, I will not allow it, said through an interpreter the mother of Antonio — Sandra Gonzalez. — It is enough that they killed him. I want justice.»
