Around 3:30 a.m., officers responded to a robbery at a convenience store. Police allege that Davis committed an armed robbery at the store while simulating a handgun and threatening to shoot the clerk and others in the store before grabbing some items from the counter and leaving on foot. An officer found Davis, who allegedly threatened to shoot the officer, and ran into a mobile home community. A second officer found him hiding between two cars, and police said Davis again told the officer he was going to shoot him while making a move toward his waistband and then raising his hands in a motion of pointing a gun. The officer shot and killed him.
Agency: Glendale Police Department
Motive: armed robbery
Confrontation Type: Violent Crime
Service Call: Yes
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Maxwell Jerome Davis
Death Date: May 9, 2021
County: Maricopa
Geography: Suburban
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Race: White
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: foot