Video: Violent fight with Phoenix police, man with knife ends in fatal shooting

A confrontation with a suspect armed with a knife at a store last month ended with Phoenix police using Tasers before an officer fatally shot the man.

The incident happened just before 8 p.m. on October 20 when police arrived at the scene of a break-in at a Dollar Tree store, KPHO-TV reports. Body camera footage of the incident was released last week.

According to the 9-1-1 call, a suspect, who appeared impaired, was wielding a knife and terrorizing people inside the store. When police arrived, the man ran away from the officers and began climbing onto a built-in freezer.

Officers ordered the man to get down and he complied. But when officers tried to arrest him, the suspect started running away.

A struggle ensued between officers and the suspect, with the three crashing into store shelves. An officer deployed a Taser and the suspect fell to the ground.

But the suspect got back up and started fighting with the police again. As the fight continued, an officer picked up a Taser that had been knocked to the ground and used it again on the suspect.

The suspect hit the Taser again on the ground and then pulled the trigger. Activating the Taser appeared to shock both officers.

Eventually, an officer opened fire and struck the suspect. Life-saving measures were taken on the man, but he died at the scene.

The two responding officers were rushed to the hospital and later released.

Police found a sheathed fixed blade knife at the scene. The shooting is under investigation.