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Dominic Alexander Diaz

Age : 32

Gender : Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 02/10/2026

Location : Shopping plaza near Interstate 10 and Litchfield Road

City : Goodyear

County : Maricopa

State : Arizona

Agency : Goodyear Police Department

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 02/10/2026, Goodyear police responded to a reported shoplifting call at a retail area near Interstate 10 and Litchfield Road around 4 p.m. Officers located a man matching the description and moved to detain him over the alleged shoplifting incident. Police physically engaged with him during the attempted detention, and a struggle occurred. During the struggle, both the officer and the man had hands on the officer’s firearm and a round discharged, grazing the officer’s calf. Police regained control of the weapon and then shot the man, who died at the location.
The officer was later released after being treated at the hospital, while investigators stated the encounter began solely as a retail theft response rather than a violent crime call, which has drawn scrutiny due to the rapid escalation from a shoplifting investigation to a fatal shooting.
Public discussion and emerging controversy center on escalation and narrative framing. The official account relies heavily on police statements that the man reached for the officer’s gun during the struggle, but authorities have not released the man’s identity, body camera footage, or a detailed timeline of the physical encounter, leaving key factual gaps about how a low-level shoplifting call progressed into a lethal confrontation.

 

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.aol.com/news/goodyear-officer-hurt-alleged-shoplifting-001238181.html
https://www.azfamily.com/2026/02/11/suspect-down-officer-hospitalized-after-shooting-near-i-10-goodyear/
https://www.abc15.com/news/region-west-valley/goodyear/suspect-down-police-officer-hurt-after-shooting-involving-officers-in-goodyear
https://www.kold.com/video/2026/02/11/officer-hospitalized-suspect-down-after-police-shooting-goodyear/