Police were monitoring for street racing activity in west Phoenix when they saw a car traveling erratically in a parking lot. An officer tried to stop it, but the driver fled. The person drove to a mobile home park and abandoned the vehicle, running and jumping over fences. Two officers approached the man, and he allegedly raised a gun at them and was shot and killed.
Victim's Name: Fabian Ortiz Adame
Agency Responsible: Phoenix Police Department, Arizona Department of Public Safety
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Race: White
Date of Death: August 27, 2018
County: Maricopa
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun and vehicle
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Car
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 3990
Geography: Urban