Phoenix police shoot and kill armed man allegedly drunk driving
Feb 25, 2023, 3:33 PM | Updated: Feb 28, 2023, 7:58 am
(Facebook Photo/Phoenix Police Department)
(Facebook Photo/Phoenix Police Department)
PHOENIX — Phoenix police shot and killed an armed man who was allegedly drunk driving Saturday afternoon, authorities said.
Officers received a call around 2:30 p.m. of a man driving recklessly that could be intoxicated, the Phoenix Police Department said.
The caller followed the car into an apartment complex near Central Avenue and Bell Road.
Once officers walked up to the car they noticed a rifle in the front seat, police said.
The man, identified later as 36-year-old Matthew Anthony Sansotta, initially complied with the DUI test before allegedly reaching for a holstered handgun in the driver’s door pocket, police said.
After a struggle, police said one of the officers shot Sansotta, who died after being taken to a hospital.
No additional information was immediately available.
