Phoenix police were involved in a deadly shooting around 4 a.m. Tuesday morning near 19th and Northern avenues.

According to police, officers arrived, and the man was outside holding a hatchet. Police told the man to drop the hatchet, but he reportedly began walking toward them. One officer deployed a less-lethal weapon, but police say the suspect kept advancing.

The shooting happened after police responded to a report of trespassing at the restaurant early Aug. 19, according to the Phoenix Police Department.

PHOENIX — Police are investigating a shooting involving an officer in Phoenix on Tuesday morning. According to Phoenix police, officers are currently investigating a scene near 19th and Northern avenues. Police said the area between 20th and Northern avenues will be closed as the investigation begins.

Phoenix police said a man ignored repeated commands and came at them with a hatchet before they shot and killed him on Tuesday morning outside an IHOP. This marks the Phoenix Police Department’s sixth officer-involved shooting this year,

Police have released the identity of the teen whose mother allegedly shot and killed him accidentally at a Phoenix motel Sunday night.

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A boy is dead after a car hit him while he was walking with his mother in east Phoenix on Monday night. It happened just after 8 p.m. near 36th Street and McDowell Road. When officers got to the scene, the victim was unconscious and in critical condition. He was rushed to the hospital, where he later died.

The report details an interaction with Rebekah Baptiste and her family that occurred in April of 2025. The 10-year-old girl was murdered in July.