Two officers were called out around 3 p.m. to a neighborhood because of a suicidal man making threats. When they got there, they saw a man with two knives and ordered him to drop them. He allegedly threw a knife at officers before he was shot and killed.
Victim's Name: Joshua Bacco
Agency Responsible: El Mirage Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 31
Race: White
Date of Death: April 7, 2020
County: Maricopa
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Yes
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 5728