The Pima County Sheriff's Department released the name of a man who was killed by deputies Wednesday on Tucson's northwest side.
Deputies shot and killed Bradley Alexander Lewis, 19, after they say he fled a traffic stop and rammed a patrol vehicle.
Around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, deputies responded to the 2100 block of Morning Jewel Place near North La Cholla Boulevard and West Overton Road to reports of a man attempting to break into vehicles, the Pima County Sheriff's Department said in a news release.
Deputies got a description of the suspect, Lewis, and of his car, and just before 7 a.m. they conducted a traffic stop on a residential road near North Shannon Road and West Orange Grove Road.
Lewis drove away to a nearby house where he rammed a patrol vehicle, deputies said.
Deputies tried to detain Lewis, then fired their weapons. Lewis was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The sheriff's department continues to investigate the incident and no other details were available.
Pima County Sheriff's Department investigators at the scene of a shooting involving a deputy near the intersection of Positano Way and Paseo De Angel northwest of Tucson on Jan. 20, 2021. One adult male was transported to the hospital.
