Incident

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8-16-2024 Arizona Tempe 1-1

Location

August 16, 2024

The Meadows
2401 W Southern Ave
Tempe, Arizona

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Roland B Jahnke
Age: 77
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Family
Name: Robert Purdie
Age: 55
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator shot
Domestic Violence

Notes

Suspect fatally shot stepfather; injured in OIS.

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://ktar.com/story/5593993/officer-shoots-suspect-after-homicide-at-tempe-mobile-home-park/

URL: https://www.12news.com/article/news/crime/tempe-police-involved-in-shooting-at-mobile-home-park-no-threat-to-community/75-0beb6b56-d5b6-4f82-8a36-dfe250a2cdcc

URL: https://www.yourvalley.net/tempe-independent/stories/tempe-pd-name-victim-suspect-in-officer-involved-shooting,533574

District

Congressional District: 4
State Senate District: 8
State House District: 8