A Phoenix police officer was assaulted while investigating a life-threatening shooting at a home in west Phoenix early Monday morning.
Police say an officer was assaulted while investigating a shooting at a west Phoenix home Monday morning.
According to Phoenix Police Sergeant Phil Krynsky, officers responded to an"injured person call" at a home near 51st Avenue and McDowell Road when they found a man who had sustained a life-threatening gunshot wound. Police said as officers were assessing the scene, another man assaulted an officer and was detained after the use of a"less-lethal tool."The man with the gunshot wound was rushed to the hospital in extremely critical condition and preliminary information suggests the injury was self-inflicted, according to Phoenix police.
According to an update from Phoenix police, officers remain on the scene as they investigate what led up to the shooting.
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