Phoenix police identify man shot at dollar store after grabbing officer’s stun gun

The Phoenix Police Department has identified the man who was shot and killed inside a dollar store after he grabbed control of an officer’s stun gun. His name, released Wednesday, was Essex Jackson. He was 31.

Officers shot and killed Jackson on Sunday night after he fought officers at a Dollar Tree near 35th and Glendale avenues, police said.

Employees called police because the man was carrying a large knife and refused to leave the store, according to police…

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