Here we go again. Another attempt at scaring off police with an airsoft gun ends in tragedy. This time. there was some struggle and the man was suspected to be about to pull off a heist, with a replica gun, and using their "crashed" car as decoy to stop the pick-up truck that one of the off-duty cops were riding on on their way home.  Unfortunately, just announcing themselves as police officers didn't deter the suspect with his airsoft pistol, and got shot by the cops. You don't have a chance against authorities wielding the real thing. This happened in Tuczon, Arizona.

The incident occurred at 12:42 a.m. near Miracle Mile and Interstate 10 on the frontage road.

Acevedo and another officer had just ended their shifts at midnight and were heading home in their private vehicles when they spotted a black Volkswagen Jetta up over a curb, Pacheco said.

The vehicle had crashed and two men and a woman were standing outside the car, he said.

One officer stopped to see if the occupants of the car were OK, Pacheco said. He got out of his Chevrolet pickup, and Acevedo arrived shortly thereafter.

Neither officer was in full uniform, but they identified themselves as police, Pacheco said.

Both officers said the men were acting suspiciously and might attempt to steal the pickup, so Acevedo went to his vehicle to call for backup, Pacheco said.

One of the men demanded that Acevedo not call for assistance and knocked the radio from his hand, hitting him in the face.

Hoppler pulled an Airsoft pellet gun that resembled a pistol and pointed it at Acevedo, Pacheco said. A struggle ensued, but Acevedo was unable to get
control of the gun.

Hoppler had removed an orange plug from the barrel of the pellet gun to make it look like a real weapon, Pacheco said.

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