Critical Incident Briefing - February 13, 2024 - 1900 W Berridge Lane

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The Phoenix Police Department has released a Critical Incident Briefing (CIB) video that includes audio, visuals and information related to an officer-involved shooting (OIS) which occurred on February 13, 2024.

This incident began when officers responded to an emergency call of an unknown trouble at an apartment in the area of 19th Avenue and Berridge Lane. The caller reported a man was holding her mother at gunpoint and forced her back into their apartment.

When officers got to the scene, they surrounded the apartment. While looking through the windows, officers saw the man physically attacking the victim in the bedroom. Officers than began to yell into the apartment demanding that everyone inside come out. The suspect pointed a gun out of a window and shot at officers who were positioned at the back of the house. One of those officers returned fire.

Officers at the front of the apartment heard the shots and went to the opposite side of the apartment. A different officer fired his duty gun striking and stopping the man as he was fleeing the scene.

After the shooting, the man was taken to the hospital where he was provided medical treatment for non-life-threatening injuries.

The woman involved in the original violent attack was also provided medical care for her injuries.

Both officers involved in this critical incident are assigned to the Desert Horizon Precinct and have 17 and 24 years of service with the department.

This incident is the subject of a criminal investigation to be reviewed by the Maricopa County Attorney's Office.

It is also the subject of an administrative investigation.