Police shooting in Phoenix sends officers to the hospital
2 Phoenix Police officers hurt in shooting
Phoenix Police say a suspect and two Phoenix Police officers are hospitalized following a shooting. The officers were reportedly serving a search warrant when the shooting happened. FOX 10's Steve Nielsen reports.
PHOENIX - Phoenix Police officials say two officers are hospitalized, following a shooting on Sept. 2.
What we know:
According to a statement released on the afternoon of Sept. 2, Phoenix Police's Special Assignment Unit was serving a search warrant at around 11:35 a.m. in the area of 17th Avenue and Buckeye when the incident happened.
"As SAU made announcements and began breaching the door, a man inside the apartment started firing multiple rounds at the officers," read a portion of the statement. "One officer reacted to the gunfire, fired his own weapon striking the man."
Dig deeper:
Police say besides the shooting suspect, there were two other men inside the apartment. Both were detained.
"The injured suspect also exited the apartment, was detained, and transported to the hospital by Phoenix Fire with life-threatening-injuries," read a portion of the statement.
As for the two officers injured, one was taken to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, while the other was treated and subsequently released from the hospital.
What they're saying:
"It’s a dangerous job. They do it on behalf of the residents of the City of Phoenix. They’re not looking for praise or thanks. They do it to make you safe, and again, today, two of them were injured. Thankfully, they’ll both be OK," said Phoenix Police Chief Matt Giordano.
What we don't know:
Police did not identify the officers injured, nor did they identify the person inside the apartment who was shot by an officer.
What's next:
"The Major Incident Division for the Department of Public Safety is investigating the shooting. Phoenix homicide detectives were also on the scene," Phoenix Police officials wrote.