Deputy kills man during traffic stop
A handgun lies at the scene of the shooting by a Pima County sheriff's deputy at North Oracle and East Prince roads. The Sheriff's Department said a motorist pulled a gun on Deputy Nicholas Norris after a traffic stop Friday.
2012-11-17T00:01:00Z2012-11-16T23:09:05ZDeputy kills man during traffic stopArizona Daily Star
A Pima County sheriff's deputy fired in self-defense at a man who pointed a handgun at him during a traffic stop Friday afternoon, a sheriff's spokesman said.
The man who was shot was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, said Deputy Tom Peine, a sheriff's spokesman. His name was not released.
Peine gave the following account:
The deputy, Nicholas Norris, who has been with the department since 2004, had pulled over the man near the intersection of Oracle and Prince roads.
The man drove his four-door silver Nissan in between two cars near the front door of O'Reilly Auto Parts, northeast of the intersection, about 5:20 p.m.
Norris pulled in behind the Nissan and got out of his vehicle. The man pointed a handgun at him, and Norris fired in self-defense.
It wasn't known how many shots Norris fired.
The deputy wasn't injured.
Norris was questioned and put on administrative leave, as is normal procedure after a deputy is involved in a shooting.
The man who was shot was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, said Deputy Tom Peine, a sheriff's spokesman. His name was not released.
Peine gave the following account:
The deputy, Nicholas Norris, who has been with the department since 2004, had pulled over the man near the intersection of Oracle and Prince roads.
The man drove his four-door silver Nissan in between two cars near the front door of O'Reilly Auto Parts, northeast of the intersection, about 5:20 p.m.
Norris pulled in behind the Nissan and got out of his vehicle. The man pointed a handgun at him, and Norris fired in self-defense.
It wasn't known how many shots Norris fired.
The deputy wasn't injured.
Norris was questioned and put on administrative leave, as is normal procedure after a deputy is involved in a shooting.
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