Phoenix Police Shoot Woman After She Points a Gun-Shaped Butane Lighter at Officer

* (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational purposes only) * Phoenix, Arizona — On May 22, 2023, Phoenix Police received a call about a woman who was unresponsive inside of a running vehicle in a nearby parking lot in the area of 35th Avenue and Glendale Avenue. Two officers responded to the area and located the vehicle. Initially the woman was not responsive but appeared to wake up as officers were in the parking lot. She was given commands to put the vehicle in park and instead drove out of the parking lot. Officers followed the vehicle and attempted to make a traffic stop. The vehicle pulled over in a nearby apartment complex where the driver was given multiple commands to turn the vehicle off and throw the keys out of the car. The woman did not comply with any of these commands and again took off from officers. The Phoenix Police helicopter was overhead and followed the car for about 15 minutes until it was in the area of 19th Avenue and Phelps Drive. This is