Phoenix police release briefing on June 28 officer-involved shooting near East Thomas Road
Phoenix Police released a critical-incident briefing July 10 concerning an officer-involved shooting that occurred June 28 at 4900 East Thomas Road in Phoenix.
The city’s police page says the involved woman was later released from the hospital and booked on charges connected to the incident. It does not identify her in the material available for this report or specify the charges.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety was conducting the criminal investigation, according to the Phoenix Police listing. That investigation is separate from the department’s public release of a critical-incident briefing.
Official briefing follows June 28 incident
The June 28 shooting and the July 10 briefing are distinct events. The shooting occurred at the East Thomas Road location, while the later publication provided Phoenix Police’s official critical-incident video briefing about the incident.
Phoenix Police identifies the release as part of its official critical-incident video-release process. The public briefing provides the department’s account and video presentation of the event; DPS, rather than Phoenix Police, was identified as the agency handling the criminal inquiry.
The available city listing does not name the officers involved. It also does not provide a court case, a hearing date, a charging document or a final court outcome for the woman who was booked.
Criminal review remains separate
A booking on charges is not a conviction or a final judgment. The city’s listing states that charges were connected to the incident, but the approved material does not describe the allegations or identify the precise offenses. No conclusion about the woman’s criminal liability can be drawn from the booking information alone.
Likewise, the release of a critical-incident briefing is not itself a finding on whether the officers acted lawfully or unlawfully. The available material identifies DPS as conducting the criminal investigation but does not establish that the investigation had been completed.
For residents following the case, the most significant known next development is the status of the DPS criminal investigation. Any later investigative finding, charging decision, court proceeding or final legal determination would be separate from the July 10 Phoenix Police briefing.
The public information currently identified by the city establishes the location and dates of the incident and briefing, the woman’s release from the hospital and booking, and DPS’s role in the criminal investigation. It does not provide additional identities, charge details or a final disposition.
Sources
- Phoenix Police Department news and critical-incident briefings, City of Phoenix
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