Detectives identified themselves and tried to serve Plant with three felony warrants in a business complex parking lot, police said. Plant “turned on them quickly, in an aggressive manner, and produced and pointed an object at them. Fearing for their lives, all three Phoenix police detectives fired their duty weapons at the suspect. Plant was pronounced dead at the scene. It was determined the object he carried was not a firearm.
Victim's Name: William Boyd Plant
Agency Responsible: Phoenix Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 62
Race: Unknown race
Date of Death: April 19, 2013
County: Maricopa
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Unknown
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Unclear
Weapon: unknown object
Geography: Urban