Phoenix police Officer Richard Chrisman, accused of murder in the fatal shooting of a man during an emergency call last fall, will be fired, officials decided in a hearing Wednesday before the acting Phoenix police chief.

"The decision was made to terminate his employment, but it takes a week to ten days before the separation is final," Sgt. Trent Crump said.

Chrisman's hearing - known as a Loudermill hearing, after a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision - was spurred by behavior that is reportedly to have violated police department policy.

Chrisman is charged with second-degree murder, aggravated assault and animal cruelty following the Oct. 5 shooting of Danny Frank Rodriguez, 29, at a south Phoenix trailer park.

The officer, who has pleaded not guilty, also is accused of pointing a gun to Rodriguez's head and killing Rodriguez's dog.

Also Wednesday, a notice of claim was filed against Phoenix in the case, city spokeswoman Toni Maccarone said. A notice of claim must be made before a lawsuit can be filed, Maccarone said.

She did not know what monetary demands were made in the notice, and the party filing the claim was not immediately clear.