By Elizabeth Troutman |
A Phoenix police officer was shot several times on March 29 at approximately 11:30 p.m. Police detectives are investigating the shooting of the officer, a husband and father who has been with the department for seven years.
Maricopa County Attorney General Rachel Mitchell said she is praying for the officer.
“Praying for the swift and complete healing of the officer,” she said on X.
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego did not comment on the shooting.
Multiple suspects attempted an armed robbery of a vehicle in a parking lot when a Phoenix Police Department officer, working in an off-duty capacity at a nearby business, was notified.
After the officer approached the area, at least one of the suspects, armed with a handgun, began to fire in the direction of the officer.
The officer suffered multiple gunshot wounds. He did not fire his firearm during this incident. The suspects left the area before additional officers arrived.
The officer remains hospitalized in stable condition.
Investigators are continuing to search the area where the incident occurred for surveillance videos from nearby businesses. Anyone who was in the area at the time of the incident are urged to reach out to police.
Interim Phoenix Police Chief Michael Sullivan has a message for the suspects.
“I’m going to encourage the folks who were involved in this incident to turn themselves in,” Sullivan said at a news briefing Saturday morning. “We will not rest, we will not stop until we hold them to account for their crimes to the fullest extent of the law.”
Elizabeth Troutman is a reporter for AZ Free News. You can send her news tips using this link.
