PHOENIX — Police released bodycam footage of an officer-involved shooting that left a 36-year-old man dead in south Phoenix on Aug. 31.
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Footage shows the man, Efrain Hidalgo, resisting arrest from two Phoenix Police officers before pulling out a knife, forcing police to back off and then fire at him.
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Police identify man killed in shooting involving officers in south Phoenix
Approximately nine shots rang out from the officer, who was described as a two-year veteran of the South Mountain Precinct.
What led to the officer-involved shooting?
Officers attempted to pull H