Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender : Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 01/04/2021
Location : 200 E. Malibu Drive
City : Payson
County : Gila
State : Arizona
Agency : Payson Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 01/04/2021, shortly after 3 a.m., Payson police officers responded to multiple calls reporting a man behaving erratically near the Town of Payson Community Development building and later near the Bison Cove Apartments. Callers reported the man was talking to himself and was seen near or inside a parked vehicle that did not belong to him. Officers located Michael Romo near the vehicle and attempted to detain him. Police said Romo did not comply with commands to get on the ground. According to police statements, Romo moved toward officers while holding a knife. Officers opened fire, shooting and killing him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.paysonroundup.com/news/crime_law_enforcement/officers-kill-man-wielding-knife/article_c0495b4d-49f1-517d-8e7f-6af99a98e9b7.html
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-breaking/2021/01/04/payson-police-shooting-man-killed-near-bison-cove-apartments/4130192001/
