Police were involved in a deadly shooting early Tuesday morning at a Phoenix restaurant. The incident occurred around 4 a.m. at an IHOP restaurant near 19th and Northern avenues.

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,

The Concerned Citizens have called for an investigation into the Phoenix VA Police Department for alleged "deep-seated corruption and abuse of power," citing a culture of "selective discipline, racially and gender-based retaliation,

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.

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 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.