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James “Jay” Porter Garcia
United States · Aged 28 · Died 07/04/2020
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Police responded to the home of a Shawn Hansen, where a homeless man said he'd been threatened by another homeless man with a knife. Officers encountered James "Jay" Porter Garcia sleeping in a car in Hansen's driveway with Hansen's permission. Garcia was not the man who threatened the homeless man, but police wanted to interview him anyway. The officers approached the car, but when they attempted to question Garcia, he rolled up the window. One of the officers alleged Garcia was brandishing a handgun and ordered him to drop it. As one officer broke the passenger side window with a metal pipe, Garcia lifted the gun up and two other officers fired 16 times, killing him. Garcia had allegedly encouraged officers to shoot him.
Alleged responsible partyPhoenix Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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