Key Takeaways
- A uniformed QuikTrip security guard shot and killed a 44-year-old man at a Phoenix QuikTrip on Tuesday, Aug. 18.
- Police say the man pulled a gun during a confrontation at the QuikTrip on Peoria Avenue near Interstate 17 around 12:30 p.m.
- The security guard fired in response to the man pulling a gun.
- Officers detained the security guard, who was later released, and the investigation was continuing.
- Police had not publicly identified the man who died or disclosed what the confrontation was about.
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PHOENIX, AZ — A uniformed security guard shot and killed an armed man at a Phoenix QuikTrip on Tuesday, Aug. 18, after police say the man pulled a gun during a confrontation.
Phoenix police were called to the QuikTrip on Peoria Avenue just off Interstate 17 around 12:30 p.m., as reported by AZFamily. Officers arrived to find a 44-year-old man who had been shot. He was hospitalized and later died, police said the following day.
Investigators say the man pulled a gun during a confrontation. The guard fired in response.
Officers detained the shooter, whom police identified as a uniformed security guard contracted by QuikTrip. The guard was later released.
Police have not said publicly what the confrontation was about. The man who died had not been identified, and police said the investigation was continuing.
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This happened at half past noon, at a gas station off one of the busiest interstates in the Valley. Most people do not walk into a QuikTrip for a drink and a fill-up expecting a gun to come out. That is why mindset matters on an ordinary afternoon as much as it does in a dark parking lot at 2 a.m. The bad moment rarely gives notice.
Being detained and released is standard after a shooting and is not a legal determination either way. Prosecutors make the final call, and no charging decision was announced.
