PHOENIX — Two Phoenix police officers shot and wounded a woman who police say was armed with a handgun in the Maryvale neighborhood Wednesday night, according to the Phoenix Police Department.
Officers were called to the area of 75th Avenue and Sells Drive, north of Indian School Road, at about 7:15 p.m., Sgt. Chris Berrelleza told reporters. When they arrived, he said, they found a woman with a handgun.
After officers made contact with her, the shooting happened, Berrelleza said. Two officers fired their weapons. The woman was taken to a hospital for treatment of gunshot wounds, and no officers were injured. Police said a gun was recovered at the scene.
Police have not released the woman’s name, her condition, or what led to the initial call.
Video from a neighbor obtained by Arizona’s Family shows officers ordering the woman to drop her weapon before shots are heard, the station reported. The area was still restricted to drivers and residents early Thursday morning.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety’s Major Incident Division will investigate the shooting, police said.
Arizona’s Family reported that it was the 42nd officer-involved shooting in Maricopa County this year and the 72nd in Arizona.
Thee Arizona Times will update this story as more information is released.
Sources: Arizona’s Family, KTAR News. Thee Arizona Times uses AI-assisted reporting reviewed against the sources listed.
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