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A man died in the K Shooting district. He had an “extensive violent crime story”

Family members react to news from an officer in which he was shot in Circle K. on February 27, 2025 [David Iversen]

UPDATE 7:48 p.m. February 27, 2025 The man who was killed by the Maricopa police officers today around 2:50 p.m. is “35 to 40 years old”, according to the Pinal Regional Special Investigations.

The man was recently released from a state prison and “has an extensive violent crime history,” said investigator.

The injured officer was brought to a Valley hospital and is now in a stable state.

All managers involved in the shootout were put in the paid administrative leave, which is a standard operating process, the authorities said.

(First Inmaricopa) The body of a person who was killed by an officer affected by officer was still there tonight when the investigators had the area and markers along an extensive crime scene outside the K.

Inmaricopa Saw a man's body with a pointed beard with his face down in the parking lot. He was surrounded by police vehicles and barricades a few hours after 3 p.m. Shoot. Right in front of the Kreis -K door marked evidence markings a taser, which looks like handcuffs and mussel covers.

At around 6.45 p.m., the police spoke to a family member who was still on site. A woman was sobbing on her knees while the police were on her knees and spoke to her. A relative wore the uniform of a popular Mexican Maricopa restaurant.

One of the needy relatives told Inmaricopa The police had said nothing about what was in the news reports.

The police investigate an official who walks in Bowlin Road. February 27, 2025. [Brian Petersheim Jr.]

Pinal County's office takes over the civil servant's examination. They are accompanied by the Maricopa and Queen Creek Police Divits police. There were no details about the exact details of the recordings. We know that a Maricopa police officer was injured and brought to the extraordinary community hospital.

The police used a drone to document the regional scene.

The shootout occurred today around 3 p.m. in the Circle K on John Wayne Parkway and Bowlin Road. Neighbors told Inmaricopa They heard “six to seven” shots, and the sound of the shootout was picked up by ring türbell cameras. Police officers collected the film material of the ring camera this evening.

Sun Life Health, which shares a parking space with Circle K, was on the Lockdown for about 45 minutes after shooting. According to an employee, the remaining appointments of the day were canceled.

Brian Petersheim Jr., Monica D. Spencer and Elias Weiss contributed to this report.