Watch Shootout Erupt at Walmart Between Ariz. Police, Gunman

Body camera footage captured an armed robbery suspect outside a Walmart as he began shooting at Tucson police officers, who returned fire and wounded the suspect in the arm.
Dec. 29, 2025

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  • Tucson police shot and wounded an armed man outside a Walmart Neighborhood Market on Oct. 25 after responding to reports of gunfire and an attempted armed robbery, according to a Pima Regional Critical Incident Team video.

  • Investigators said a 45-year-old man fired a handgun in the direction of two officers, prompting an 18-year department veteran to return fire and shoot Bryant in the arm.

  • Bryant remains jailed on suspicion of multiple felony charges, including aggravated assault on a peace officer with a firearm, aggravated assault with a firearm and armed robbery.

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Source The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson

A new video released by the multi-agency team that investigates police-involved shootings here shows new details from an October shooting outside a Tucson Walmart store.

The shooting happened about 9:45 a.m. Oct. 25, when Tucson police officers went to the Walmart Neighborhood Market at 8640 E. Broadway for a reported armed robbery attempt that followed reports of gunshots being fired into apartments nearby, according to the Pima Regional Critical Incident Team video.

Brandon Clifton Bryant, 45, who was armed with a handgun, was shot outside the store after he fired in the direction of two officers, the PRCIT said.

Matthew Timpf, an 18-year Tucson police veteran, returned fire, striking the man in the arm, the video shows.

Bryant remains jailed on suspicion of multiple felony charges, including aggravated assault on a peace officer with a firearm, aggravated assault with a firearm and armed robbery.

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