EL MIRAGE, Ariz. — A man shot and killed by police officers in El Mirage earlier this month ignored multiple commands and walked toward officers with a rifle before the shooting, according to authorities.

On Oct. 22, the El Mirage Police Department gave an update on the Oct. 8 incident in which 44-year-old Jeremy Preckel died after being shot by officers. Body camera images were also released.

The shooting happened at 5:30 p.m. near 115th Avenue and Charter Oak Road after officers responded to a 911 call.

The 911 call lasted 14 minutes.

According to police, the caller, now identified as Preckel, told the 911 operator he was sitting in a car holding a rifle on his lap. The caller told the 911 operator that he believed police were going to shoot him, while the 911 operator tried to as

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