Tassinari, a Vietnam veteran, "showed a gun" to a woman at an ATM machine. She gave his license plates to the police, who showed up at his home and found him in his car. He reached for something in the waistband and was tasered (to little or no effect) and then shot.
Victim's Name: Joseph Tassinari
Agency Responsible: Glendale Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 63
Race: White
Date of Death: March 24, 2015
County: Maricopa
Cause of Death: Gunshot, Taser
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Unknown
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 242
Geography: Urban