A 29-year-old man has been identified as the victim in a shooting Thursday afternoon that occurred prior to an officer-involved shooting when another man was killed.

Brandon Russell died at a hospital following the shooting that happened about 2:10 p.m. May 16 that occurred at a residence near 33^rd Drive north of Northern Avenue, police said Friday.

Police responded to that location to find Russell with at least one gunshot wound. He died at a hospital.

Detectives said they learned that another man and Russell were involved in an argument that resulted in the shooting. 

The suspect left the area and was tracked to an apartment complex near 25^th Avenue and Cactus Road where police said he saw an officer, assigned to the Special Assignments Unit, in an unmarked vehicle. 

“The man produced a handgun began to fire it in the direction of the officer, striking his police vehicle multiple times,” a release from the Phoenix Police Department stated.

“The officer got out of his vehicle and fired back at the man striking him. The man ran for a short distance before falling to the ground.”

He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

No officers were injured.

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