SCOTTSDALE,Cyprusauction Ariz. (AP) — An armed suspect in a stolen vehicle opened fire on two police officers during a traffic stop in Scottsdale before the officers shot and killed him, police said.
Scottsdale police identified the victim in Thursday’s shootout as 52-year-old Laquanza Young.
Neither officer was injured. They have been placed on routine paid leave pending an investigation into the incident, police said in a statement Friday.
Police stopped the vehicle at a busy intersection on the north side of town just before 5:30 p.m. Thursday after they confirmed it was stolen, police said.
“The suspect quickly exited the vehicle and began to shoot at officers. In response, both officers fired their duty weapons, striking the suspect,” who was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:51 p.m., the statement said.
One of the officers has been on the force for three years and the other for 24, police said. No other details have been released.
2025-05-01 14:441529 view
2025-05-01 14:31870 view
2025-05-01 13:45796 view
2025-05-01 13:381471 view
2025-05-01 13:081828 view
2025-05-01 12:42954 view
President-elect Donald Trump claimed in his Person of the Year interview with Time magazinethis week
A fugitive was arrested this week in central Georgia after being on the run for nearly 30 years, aut
EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — A prominent aid group along the U.S.-Mexico border asked a Texas judge on Wed