hello I'm Sergeant Jamie Cox public information officer for the Mesa Police Department this critical incident Community briefing will provide you with information about an officer-involved shooting that occurred in Mesa we will share relevant video footage and evidence and police procedures related to this case this will provide you with a better understanding of what happened based on what we know right now Mesa Police Department conducts thorough use of force investigations typically investigators interview multiple Witnesses view numerous hours of video footage and analyze significant amount of forensic evidence this video will not draw any conclusions about whether these officers acted consistent with our policy and the law until all the facts are known and the investigation is complete this video may contain officer body worn camera video as well as 9-1-1 calls and any other surveillance video obtained as part of this investigation we need to warn you that sometimes the images the information can be graphic disturbing and difficult to watch and the video may contain strong language viewer discretion is strongly advised especially for young children and sensitive viewers on November 24th 2022 two Mesa police officers were patrolling the area of Hobson and Broadway when they attempted to stop a black Chrysler 300 for a traffic violation the driver of the Chrysler later identified as 22 year old Joaquin Santiago failed to stop and continue to drive north on Hobson the officers lost sight of the vehicle for a short time but stayed in the area to look as the officers were driving east on Franklin approaching the Pioneer intersection they spotted the Chrysler traveling south on Pioneer the Chrysler slammed into the driver's side of the patrol Tahoe here is video from the officer's body worn camera you can see the impact from inside the patrol vehicle and can see the Chrysler slam into an occupied parked vehicle the officers immediately got out of their vehicle and began approaching the Chrysler as it briefly backed up toward them that's when both officers fired their Duty weapons the crash and shooting was also captured on a homeowner's surveillance camera take a look at the top left of this video as a patrol Tahoe reaches Pioneer you can see the Chrysler slam into it and then into the occupied parked vehicle Santiago left the scene of the collision and continued West on Franklin towards Mesa Drive once at Mesa Drive the Chrysler struck another parked vehicle and this is when Santiago bailed out of the vehicle and ran off shortly after Santiago jumped into a random occupied vehicle that was driving in the area of 8th Avenue and Center Street hey how's it going guys we decided also involved shooting so I'm just checking cars okay hello what's your name dude Jesse okay can you turn off the car real quick can't see the keys I'm sorry [Music] when officers approached that video ran off and after a short foot chase he was taken into things short get down on the ground get down the ground Joaquin Santiago was booked into jail for two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon aggravated DUI and unlawful flight from law enforcement amongst other felony charges one officer involved in the collision and shooting was treated for minor injuries the other officer was not injured the occupant of the parked vehicle was also not injured all of the information and evidence in this case will be turned over to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office for review thank you for taking the time to watch this critical incident Community briefing