Nine West Valley municipalities have signed an intergovernmental agreement to create an investigative team that looks into critical incidents.Â
Police chiefs from the cities of Avondale, Buckeye, Glendale, Goodyear, Peoria, El Mirage, Tolleson and Surprise, as well as the town of Wickenburg, make up the task force.
The West Valley Investigative Response Team will assist in the investigation, documentation, evidence gathering and related functions of a âcritical incident,â including officer-involved shootings, officer injuries and other investigations. This WVIRT will ensure involved agencies are not investigating their own critical incidents.
The bill HB 2765 requires a third-party investigation into police shootings and other incidents.Â