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Man fatally shot in Phoenix after trying to stab someone

Posted at 2:50 PM, Jan 20, 2020
and last updated 2020-01-20 16:50:35-05

PHOENIX (AP) - Police say a 28-year-old man was fatally shot after he tried stabbing someone at a west Phoenix home.

Dontae Ray McGinty was pronounced dead at the scene of Sunday's shooting.

Investigators say McGinty had been threatening people with a knife and tried to stab someone.

He was shot by a 25-year-old man who reported the shooting to 911 and cooperated with investigators.

The man's identity hasn't been released. He was released from police custody without being booked into jail.