Newly released footage from an Aug. 12 Glendale SWAT incident that ended with the suspect's death and a destroyed home has shed new light.
A woman reported to Glendale police just before noon that she had seen her father, who was legally barred from the home, on video surveillance cameras inside the house near 76th and Nicolet avenues.
Jeffery Peters, 59, barricaded himself inside the home for several hours, which ended in a volley of gunfire. Glendale SWAT officers deployed a tactic called “shrinking” where an armored vehicle and fixed tools are used to break down space and restrict the movement of a threat.
Peters was ultimately found dead inside the home by police-operated drones, according to a briefing of the shooting released Oct. 21.
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police shooting prompted an internal review and a criminal review, and once those reports are finalized they will be sent to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office for further review, according to Jose Santiago, a police spokesperson.
The video briefing of the incident showed newly released body cam footage, 911 dispatch audio and police drone footage.
What the newly released footage showed
Peter’s daughter called 911 and told the dispatcher there was somebody in her house trying to kill her.
“He’s my dad and he’s going to kill me if I pull into this driveway alone,” she said.
She told the dispatcher she had an order of protection against him. Peters had been involved in another investigation two weeks ago that led to the order of protection.
An officer told dispatch she was calling for additional units, saying they had a history with Peters.
“We had to tase him when his wife died,” she was heard saying on the body cam footage included in the briefing.
The officer called Peters “a very, very large man” and “very aggressive.”
A different officer was heard describing the 59-year-old man as “anti-police,” according to the briefing.
Peters shot at the Glendale SWAT team from a window, officers said on the body camera footage.
A negotiator attempted to get Peters to surrender, according to the briefing.
“Everyone’s concerned. And nobody wants you dead,” the negotiator was heard telling Peters in the briefing.
The briefing also showed the moment when Peters called 911 and said he was armed for his protection. The dispatcher attempted to get him to put down the weapons, but Peters refused.
Footage of the SWAT-type vehicle knocking down rear walls of the home was not released, but drone footage of the home showed the extent of the damage. The garage door and the entrance to the home were torn down. Debris from the home was tossed across the front lawn, and the walls of the home showed bullet holes.
When the shooting stopped, police used their drone to fly into the house, and a blurred image showed Peters down on the ground.
Glendale’s briefing did not state whether Peters died from a gunshot inflicted by police or himself. The Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide, records showed.
After the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office reviews the reports, it will send its report back to Glendale. A response to resistance board made up of community members and experts will gather to determine if the use of force complied with its policy.
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