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Luis Mateo Jacobo Borja
Gender : Male
Age : 24
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 06/19/2023
Location : 21stAve+Thomas Rd
City : Phoenix
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Arizona DPS
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after failed traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A DPS trooper tried to pull over a driver, later identified as 24-year-old Luis MateoJacobo Borja, near 21st Avenue and Thomas Road when he began shooting at the trooper multiple times. The trooper was struck once, and Borja sped off. Phoenix Police continued following him a few blocks away near 35th Avenue and Holly Street. Borja then began shooting at officers. Officers fired back on a number of occasions. Police later found Borja in his vehicle dead from gunshot wounds. Police did not explain whose bullets killed him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizona-trooper-shot-in-phoenix