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Phoenix Police Officers Shoot and Wound Armed Woman in Maryvale
Two Phoenix police officers shot and wounded a woman armed with a handgun near 73rd and Sells drives in Maryvale on Wednesday night. Police have released no details about what prompted the shooting, and the woman was taken to a hospital with unspecified injuries.
Two Phoenix police officers shot and wounded a woman who was armed with a handgun in the Maryvale neighborhood Wednesday night, according to the Phoenix Police Department.
The shooting occurred near 73rd and Sells drives, between Indian School and Camelback roads, at about 7:15 p.m., police said.
Phoenix Fire Department responders took the woman to a hospital with injuries that authorities did not specify.
Police have not said what led up to the shooting or what prompted the officers to fire. The department has not released the woman's name, age or condition, nor has it identified the officers involved.
The intersection where the shooting took place sits in the heart of Maryvale, a working-class west Phoenix community that has long been home to immigrant and Latino families. The neighborhood has seen sustained attention from city officials and community groups focused on public safety and access to services.
Wednesday's shooting is the latest in a series of police shootings in the Phoenix area this year. Under department policy, officer-involved shootings are typically reviewed by the department's Professional Standards Bureau and, in cases involving serious injury or death, by an outside agency.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Phoenix Police Department or Silent Witness.