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Glendale police investigate serious shooting near 43rd Avenue and Bethany Home Road

One person was seriously injured in a shooting at a Glendale shopping center Wednesday evening and taken to a hospital. Police said a suspect is in custody and there is no ongoing threat to the public.

Glendale police investigate serious shooting near 43rd Avenue and Bethany Home Road

A person was seriously injured in a shooting at a Glendale shopping center Wednesday evening, police said.

The shooting was reported at about 5 p.m. at a business near the southwest corner of 43rd Avenue and Bethany Home Road. The injured person was taken to a hospital.

Police said a suspect is in custody and described the incident as isolated, with no threat to the public. Officers taped off part of the shopping center, which includes a barber shop and a bicycle store.

Police had not released additional details, including the identities of the person who was shot or the suspect, as of Thursday morning.

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