A man who was shot and killed after opening fire on Tempe Police on Oct. 1 committed racially-motivated crimes before the shootout, police said.

A suspect who was killed during a Tempe police shooting earlier this month has been linked to additional incidents that are believed to be racially motivated. On Tuesday, Tempe Police Department officials announced they linked 27-year-old Jason Fox,

A man who was killed in an officer-involved shooting last week in Tempe has been linked to two other crimes that are believed to be racially motivated, police said.

The man who was shot to death by Tempe police officers last week was allegedly wanted in connection to two assaults that appeared to be "racially motivated," police said Tuesday. Jason Fox, 27, died during a confrontation with Tempe police on Oct.