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2 Phoenix Police officers shot at while conducting welfare check

Aug 7, 2024, 11:00 AM | Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 7:41 am

Two patrol officers in Phoenix shot during welfare check...

Matthew Beckner-Gonzales was accused of shooting at two officers in Phoenix on Aug. 6, 2024, police said. (Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Photo)

(Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Photo)

PHOENIX — Two patrol officers with the Phoenix Police Department were shot at while responding to a call for a welfare check on Tuesday morning, authorities said.

The officers arrived on the scene near 35th Avenue and Mohawk Lane, which is between Deer Valley and Beardsley roads, around 8 a.m., police said.

They opened the door to find 36-year-old Matthew Beckner-Gonzales and his mother.

What led to suspect allegedly shooting at two patrol officers?

Officers allegedly noticed a gun in Beckner-Gonzalez’s hand.

Police then gave him commands and drew their service weapons, to which Beckner-Gonzalez allegedly fired several rounds, police said.

Beckner-Gonzales then went back into the house, police said.

The Phoenix Police officers didn’t return fire. However, they ordered him out of the home.

Beckner-Gonzalez was taken into custody and booked into jail on counts of aggravated assault on an officer, discharging a firearm within city limits, endangerment and resisting arrest. His bond was set at $200,000.

The officers weren’t injured and there was no threat to the community.

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2 Phoenix Police officers shot at while conducting welfare check