Police chase in Phoenix area ends with man’s fatal shooting

A traffic stop turned into a fatal police shooting in metro Phoenix on Monday.

Gilbert Police Sgt. Jesse Sanger said a motorcycle officer saw 24-year-old Richard Tyler Young speeding in front of Patterson Elementary School and pulled him over. Young pulled his SUV into a church parking lot near Guadalupe Road and Val Vista Drive.

During the stop, police said Young accelerated backwards while the officer was at the driver’s side window, hitting both the officer and his motorcycle. Young then stepped on the gas and turned the car toward the officer, who opened fire.

Male suspect transported to hospital. Officer is uninjured. Both scene and area are secure.

— Gilbert Police Dept. (@GilbertPolice) August 10, 2015

Young died at the hospital.

Guadalupe Road is closed east bound at Freestone Parkway and west bound at Val Vista Drive. Please avoid the area if possible.

— Gilbert Police Dept. (@GilbertPolice) August 10, 2015

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