Deadly Force
On Jan. 10, Phoenix police surrounded a house in Maryvale.
An unarmed, shirtless man wanted for questioning was on the roof.
Officers shot him with hard plastic batons to force him to get down.
Turrell Clay, 33, died four and a half hours later.
Read about the ‘less-lethal’ weapons Phoenix police used against Turrell Clay before he died.
Phoenix police consistently rank among the top forces in the nation for violent encounters with civilians. See the latest data on officer-involved shootings and use of force.
Phoenix police captured the last hours of Turrell Clay’s life in drone and officer body camera footage. Find out what police left out of the edited video released to the public.
A young man shot by Phoenix police in Maryvale recounts how a mental-health crisis nearly cost him his life. Watch the video.
The Maryvale community where Phoenix officers arrested Turrell Clay is heavily policed. Read what residents and leaders think about police in their neighborhoods.