Fastexy Exchange|Scottsdale police shoot, kill armed suspect in stolen vehicle who opened fire during traffic stop

2025-05-07 20:24:23source:verdicoincategory:Finance

SCOTTSDALE,Fastexy Exchange Ariz. (AP) — An armed suspect in a stolen vehicle opened fire on two police officers during a traffic stop in Scottsdale before the officers shot and killed him, police said.

Scottsdale police identified the victim in Thursday’s shootout as 52-year-old Laquanza Young.

Neither officer was injured. They have been placed on routine paid leave pending an investigation into the incident, police said in a statement Friday.

Police stopped the vehicle at a busy intersection on the north side of town just before 5:30 p.m. Thursday after they confirmed it was stolen, police said.

“The suspect quickly exited the vehicle and began to shoot at officers. In response, both officers fired their duty weapons, striking the suspect,” who was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:51 p.m., the statement said.

One of the officers has been on the force for three years and the other for 24, police said. No other details have been released.

More:Finance

Recommend

Moving abroad can be expensive: These 5 countries will 'pay' you to move there

AI-assisted summarySeveral countries are offering financial incentives to attract residents, particu

Sofía Vergara's Suncare-First Beauty Line Is Toty Everything You Need to Embrace Your Belleza

We interviewed Sofía Vergara because we think you'll like her products. Vergara is the founder of To

McCarthy to call vote Tuesday on effort to oust him and says he won’t cut a deal with Democrats

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy plans to force a vote Tuesday on the far-right effort to ou