UPDATE (6/2):
The Arizona Department of Public Safety has released new details:
The deceased suspect has been identified as 39-year-old Berkleigh Jade Bond of Wichita Falls, Texas.
According to AZDPS, a Highway Patrol trooper with 28 years of law enforcement experience initiated a traffic stop at approximately 7:57 a.m. after clocking a white 2013 Cadillac SUV traveling 95 mph in a 75 mph zone near milepost 314.
Investigators say Bond provided a false identity. When the trooper attempted to take her into custody for fictitious license plates, providing a false identity, and outstanding extraditable felony warrants, Bond resisted arrest.
The trooper deployed a Taser, but Bond fled back to her vehicle. As the trooper pursued and attempted to regain control, Bond shifted the SUV into drive and accelerated while the trooper was partially hanging out of the vehicle. The trooper fired at Bond, who succumbed to her injuries at the scene.
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The Arizona Department of Public Safety says in a statement to KGUN 9 its Major Incident Division (MID) is investigating a trooper‑involved shooting that left one person dead on Monday morning.
According to AZDPS, the incident began as a traffic stop on westbound Interstate 10 near Benson and occurred just after 8 a.m. The individual who was shot by state troopers died; no state troopers were injured.
AZDPS said there is no ongoing threat to the public and that the scene has been secured while investigators process the area. The MID is leading the probe to determine the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
Authorities did not release additional details about the person who was shot or the events leading up to the encounter. AZDPS said more information will be released as it is confirmed and available to share.
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