John Solmen

Deadly force

Phoenix police were doing an undercover drug operation when detectives tried to pull over a pickup truck. They turned on their lights, but the driver, John Solmen, refused to stop. Police followed the truck with a chopper and unmarked vehicles. Solmen eventually pulled into a dead end and at least three unmarked vehicles and a squad car blocked him in. He rammed two of the police vehicles then drove toward officers who shot and killed him.