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Pima County Sheriff's Deputies and corrections officers stand outside the jail during a protest against jail deaths in Feb. 2022.

A man who died at the Pima County jail last week was shocked multiple times with a Taser by corrections officers, authorities said. Read more»

A 32-year-old man died last week after being tased by South Tucson police, and officials are seeking information from the public. Read more»

Part of body-worn camera footage from a violent incident between TPD and 34-year-old Jaime Herrera, who fought with officers after climbing on a neighbor's roof. At one point, Herrera — who had been carrying a knife — threw a brick at an officer, and bit down on an officer's thumb as he struggled.

A 34-year-old Tucson man died at a hospital Friday afternoon, days after a violent confrontation when he fought with police officers and was repeatedly shocked with a taser. Read more»

A 32-year-old man was shot and killed after exchanging gunfire with Tucson Police Department officers following a robbery at an East Side store on April 3, authorities said. Read more»

A Tucson Police Department officer shot and killed a 27-year-old man during an altercation on Tucson's East Side last week, authorities said. Read more»

The Pima County Regional Critical Incident Team released surveillance video and audio recordings of a March 12 incident that led to the shooting of a 17-year-old boy, and the critical wounding of a Pima County sheriff's deputy. Read more»

Pima County wheriff's deputies during a protest at the Pima County jail in February.

A 17-year-old Sudanese boy was shot and killed after he attacked a Pima County deputy with scissors, seriously injuring him during an altercation Saturday evening. Before the incident, the boy called 911, telling officials "I want to kill all you... I have scissors." Read more»