Arizona Man Suspected of Shoplifting Opened Fire on Police, Fatally Shot in OIS

Officers from the Peoria (AZ) Police Department responded to a call of a possible shoplifting at around 1800 local time and, upon arrival, came under fire from a gunman who was then shot by responding officers, authorities said.

An Arizona man who reportedly shot at police officers after allegedly stealing a bottle of milk from a Walmart store was fatally shot when officers returned fire, authorities said.

Officers from the Peoria (AZ) Police Department responded to a call of a possible shoplifting at around 1800 local time and, upon arrival, came under fire from a gunman—later identified as 20-year-old Michael Stout—who was then shot by responding officers, police said.

Officers provided medical assistance to Stout, but he died after being transported to a nearby hospital, according to Fox News.

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