Around 4 p.m., officers responded to reports of a man with a knife. When the first officer arrived, Charlie Murillo reportedly began to beat on the officer's vehicle with a knife. When the second officer arrived, he ordered Murillo to drop the knife and shot him with a bean bag. When beating him with the bean bag gun also failed to disable him, he was shot and killed.
Victim's Name: Charlie Joseph Murillo
Agency Responsible: Phoenix Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Race: Hispanic
Date of Death: December 24, 2017
County: Maricopa
Cause of Death: Gunshot, Beanbag Gun
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 3266
Geography: Urban