Published: 11.25.2007

Officer shoots, kills man after chase
Police say he fled after traffic stop, fought when caught
By Alexis Huicochea
ARIZONA DAILY STAR
A Tucson police officer shot and killed a man who fought with him after being pulled over Saturday night on the Southwest Side, officials said.
A police spokesman, Officer Dallas Wilson, said he did not know if the man who was shot was armed.
The officer, whose name was not released, received minor injuries in the fight and was treated at the scene, Wilson said.
Wilson gave this account:
The shooting occurred just before 8 p.m. when the officer stopped a minivan at West Irvington and South Midvale Park roads.
The minivan's driver pulled into a Circle K convenience store lot, and the officer started to talk to him and his passenger.
The officer radioed to have the van impounded. He also requested that the Border Patrol respond because he suspected the pair was in the country illegally.
It was unclear if the driver and passenger heard the officer make the call, but at that point, both got out of the van and ran north.
The officer chased them and was able to take one into custody, but as they made their way back toward the store, the man began fighting with the officer.
It was during that fight that the officer shot the man, who was pronounced dead at the scene. His name was not available.
Police had not found the other man who was in the van by late Saturday. Officers searched the area on foot, by car and with dogs and a helicopter.
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