Deadly Officer Involved Shooting

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(Phoenix, AZ)  --  Police are investigating another deadly officer involved shooting in the Valley.  This one happened near 75th Avenue and Indian School Road this morning.  Police say a burglary suspect was waving a knife at officers who shocked him with a taser three times.   Sergeant Alan Pfohl says with no effect from the taser, the man lunged at police with the knife and was shot.  He later died at a hospital.  This is the tenth deadly officer involved shooting in Maricopa County this year.


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