Tucson police will fire officer who killed shoplifting suspect in motorized wheelchair
Published: Wednesday, December 1, 2021 - 11:18am
Updated: Wednesday, December 1, 2021 - 12:29pm
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A Tucson police officer is set to lose his job and potentially face charges after shooting and killing a man in a motorized wheelchair earlier this week.
The officer was off duty at the time, but was serving in a security role for a Walmart, where the victim was suspected of shoplifting.
To learn about what happened and what comes next, The Show spoke with Edward Celaya, a reporter with the Arizona Daily Star.