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This incident began near 7th Street and Lincoln Street when Phoenix Police officers were called to a single vehicle collision. The callers told 911 operators a man who appeared to be impaired had crashed into a light pole.

One caller told operators he saw the man walk away from the collision and after losing sight of him, heard approximately six gunshots.

When officers arrived, they found bullet casings in the unoccupied vehicle.

Additional officers responded and one witness directed officers to a man walking near the railroad tracks.

Officers gave the man commands to get on the ground. The man began screaming and walking toward officers. Officers used a PepperBall Launcher to encourage the man to follow commands. The man continued to scream and started to walk away while officers moved forward with him. The man pulled out a gun and officers commanded him to drop it, but he then pointed it at officers and that is when the officer involved shooting occurred.