Bodycam video shows Phoenix police tase and shoot suidical man. Matthew Begay fatal shooting

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Phoenix, Arizona – On July 19, 2022, at approximately 10:00 a.m., Phoenix police officers were responding to a call from the manager of a group-home style mental health facility near 111th Lane and College Drive. The manager stated that Matthew Begay, 22, was making suicidal statements.

When police arrived, Begay was standing at the top of the stairs and officers talked with him for about 15 minutes, trying to provide help and offering assistance. Begay wouldn't go down the stairs or allow officers up and at one point he removed a knife from his pocket.

Officers asked him to drop the knife but he didn't comply and one officer used a stun gun. Bodycam footage reveals Begay did not stop and took a step down towards police - an officer shot him in response.

Begay was given medical aid by the officers and was transported to the hospital in critical condition. He later died from his injuries.