In 2018, a Phoenix father who claimed he killed a man while protecting his daughter was initially charged with second-degree murder.
The incident took place on August 2, 2018, at a QT near 19th and Dunlap avenues. After using the restroom, the man’s daughter reported that someone had attempted to enter her locked stall. Security removed the individual, later identified as Leon Armstrong, and the daughter pointed him out. The father, Melvin Harris, told a security guard he would handle the situation himself. Witnesses say Harris then punched Armstrong, knocking him to the ground, and continued the assault before leaving. Armstrong suffered a severe brain injury and died days later. This story was originally reported in November 2019.
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