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Suspect Hospitalized After Phoenix Police Shooting Near Lower Buckeye and 75th Avenue

Detectives are investigating what led to the shooting, with identities not yet released.

Overview

  • The shooting occurred just after 6 p.m. Monday near Lower Buckeye Road and 75th Avenue in west Phoenix.
  • Phoenix police said the person shot by officers was taken to a nearby hospital, and the severity of the injuries has not been disclosed.
  • No officers were injured, according to police statements.
  • Detectives are working to determine the circumstances preceding the gunfire.
  • Authorities have not released any names, and local tallies list this as the third police shooting in Phoenix and the eighth in Arizona this year.