Danny O. Lepker

Deadly force

Phoenix police responded to a call about a man inside a who was acting crazy. The cops found Daniel Lepker, who threatened them with knives and an ax. An officer used a Taser on Lepker to no avail. The suspect then jumped through a neighbor's window wielding the ax. He pointed what two cops later said they'd believed was a semi-automatic pistol at them. They fired at Lepker, killing him.