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Suspect dead in Scottsdale officer involved shooting Thursday

Officers not injured

Two Scottsdale Police officers returned fire and killed a man driving a stolen vehicle early Thursday evening after a traffic stop went wrong.

Neither officer involved in the incident was injured.

The suspect was identified as Laquanza Young. Scottsdale Police have not released the identity of the officers involved in the shooting, but a press release noted one officer has 24 years of experience while the second has three years of experience.

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