Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Amarion Hope

Gender : Male

Age : 17

Race : Black

Date : 02/21/2023

Location : Unknown

City : Phoenix

County : Maricopa

State : Arizona

Agency : Avondale PD

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after shoplifting

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Avondale PD claim that Amarion Hope was shoplifting at a dollar store and tried to arrest him. He resisted, struggled with police and as he broke free from them, police shot and killed him. Police allege that he pulled a knife on them but nothing of the sort was seen on the video they provided. Police separately showed pictures of a simple kitchen knife, claiming it had been on his person. The video shows the police’s main points but it is not visible where he was a lethal risk to police during apprehension that required shooting.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/family-of-teen-who-died-in-officer-involved-shooting-files-notice-of-claim