After midnight, a patrol officer was on routine patrol in the downtown business district. He stopped to talk to a man, but another man approached and threatened him with a knife. Officer Justin Reynolds shot and killed Eric Tellez.
Victim's Name: Eric M. Tellez
Agency Responsible: Globe Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Race: White
Date of Death: December 31, 2019
County: Gila
Cause of Death: Gunshot
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: 5332
Geography: Rural