Samurai sword wielding man gets shot in Arizona. Phoenix police fatally shoot Aaron Baughman

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Maricopa County, Phoenix, Arizona – On September 10, 2022, Phoenix police responded to several 911 callers stating that there was a man holding a samurai sword standing outside the Phoenix Police Department Cactus Park Precinct. He was reportedly banging his weapon against the gate of the fencing surrounding the facility on 39th Avenue and Cactus Road. When officers arrived, they found a man, later identified as 40-year-old Aaron Baughman, standing just outside the employee gate to the precinct. As officers approached him, they told him to drop the sword, but body cam video showed that Baughman came towards them. That’s when officers fired at him, injuring him. No officers were hurt. After the shooting, a vehicle pulled up next to Baughman, and a man got out, heading towards him. Officers to told the driver of the vehicle to stop, and he complied. Later, he was identified to be Baughman’s father. Baughman was taken to a local hospital but died from his injuries.