Phoenix police kill ex-NFL player Ekom Udofia, bodycam footage shows
Police used pepper balls and a dog on Udofia, responding to calls that a man was acting erratically.
Ekom Udofia being shot to death by officers at least 10 times.
The shooting occurred on Nov. 30, and the bodycam footage was released as part of the department’s critical incident briefings, in which they inform the media about police-involved shootings.
Police in Phoenix, Arizona have released a video showing former Cincinnati Bengals player Ekom Udofia, pictured in 2010, being shot by officers at least 10 times. (Photo by NFL via Getty Images)
The footage shows Phoenix Police officers deploying stun bags, pepper balls and a dog on Udofia after responding to a call that a man was acting erratically near traffic.
Judge dismisses criminal case against Mesa ex-officer
Nathan Chisler shot unarmed man, judge said case lacked evidence
Nathan Chisler shot an unarmed man in the butt last year.
and last updated 2020-12-12 14:37:18-05
Nathan Chisler was fired from the Mesa Police Department and charged with aggravated assault this summer in connection with the December 2019 shooting.
After Chisler s preliminary hearing Friday, a Maricopa County judge decided there was not enough evidence to go to trial. She dismissed the case against the former lawman for lack of probable cause.
Police body-worn camera video showed officers scuffled with Randy Sewell outside the Ojos Locos Sports Cantina when they tried to arrest him.
Phoenix police spent $14M in overtime to man protests earlier this year
Phoenix police and the city council take a closer look at how the department handled protests and civil unrests in 2020.
and last updated 2020-12-09 21:17:33-05
PHOENIX â In less than seven months, the Phoenix Police Department spent $14 million on overtime connected to protests earlier this summer and another $500,000 for equipment and supplies, according to a summary report provided to a City of Phoenix subcommittee.
The figures were released as part of a summary report the police department put together for the City Council Public Safety and Justice Subcommittee, which met on Wednesday.
Corrections & Clarifications: The name of the group Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests was incorrect in an earlier version of the article.
A civil lawsuit against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix highlights the history of Arizona priests fleeing the country after allegations of child sex abuse.
In the early 2000s, the Rev. Jorge Washington Cordova Hernandez faced several allegations of child abuse in Yuma and Maricopa counties. However, the priest fled to Ecuador before being arrested.
Two years after his death, a woman filed a civil lawsuit against the diocese claiming the church failed to protect her and others when knowing about the abuse.