Man returns to scene of ‘heated’ fight with knife and is shot, Arizona cops say
A homeowner shot another man when their hangout turned into a “heated argument” and the other man got a knife, Arizona deputies said.
The two were drinking on Saturday, June 7, and got into a dispute, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office said in a June 10 post on Facebook.
The other man left the homeowner’s place, “then allegedly returned with a large knife, threatening to kill everyone,” according to deputies.
The homeowner’s family was inside, and he locked the doors, deputies said.
The knife-wielding man made threats and banged on the windows and doors, deputies said, adding that the homeowner “repeatedly told the man to leave.”
“When the knife-wielding man advanced, the homeowner first shot him in the leg,” then fired more shots when he kept advancing, deputies said.
The man was flown to a hospital and is expected to recover, according to deputies, who said he may face charges including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, criminal trespass and disorderly conduct with a deadly weapon.
Yavapai County is in central Arizona, just north of the Phoenix metro area, and includes Prescott.
This story was originally published June 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM with the headline "Man returns to scene of ‘heated’ fight with knife and is shot, Arizona cops say."
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