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Tucson police will fire officer who killed shoplifting suspect in motorized wheelchair

A Tucson police officer is set to lose his job and potentially face charges after shooting and killing a man in a motorized wheelchair earlier this week.

The officer was off duty at the time, but was serving in a security role for a Walmart, where the victim was suspected of shoplifting.

To learn about what happened and what comes next, The Show spoke with Edward Celaya, a reporter with the Arizona Daily Star.

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Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.