AZ man facing aggravated assault charges after being shot in the face by police during traffic stop
A Peoria man is preparing to stand trial for aggravated assault after he was shot in the face during a traffic stop.
By: KNXV Staff
and last updated 2021-04-26 08:45:27-04
PEORIA, Ariz. â A Peoria man is preparing to stand trial for aggravated assault after he was shot in the face during a 2019 traffic stop.
The Peoria Police Department sergeant that shot Samuel Denk says the then 24-year-old reached for a gun in his lap. Experts who have viewed the body camera footage though, are torn.