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Paul Bolden

Age : 37

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 01/09/2021

Location : 620 W Van Buren Street

City : Phoenix

County : Maricopa

State : Arizona

Agency : Phoenix Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during investigation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 01/09/2021, Phoenix police responded to reports of a disturbance in a parking lot near West Van Buren Street involving Paul Bolden and a woman. According to police accounts, during the incident Bolden took an infant from the woman and entered Van Buren Street. Police said Bolden stopped a vehicle in traffic and remained near the driver’s seat while holding the child. Officers arrived and attempted to get Bolden to put down a firearm. Police reported that shots were fired during the encounter, and officers opened fire, striking Bolden. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The infant was not physically injured. The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office later reviewed the case and declined to file charges against the officers involved.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.azfamily.com/news/man-holding-baby-shot-by-phoenix-police-in-exchange-of-gunfire/article_8a01faa6-52cf-11eb-8fb6-8b702b4c1d9f.html
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2021/01/09/phoenix-police-shoot-man-holding-baby-after-van-buren-street-incident/6608843002/
https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/phoenix-police-shoot-kill-man-holding-baby-during-incident-near-van-buren-street