Carjacking Suspect Killed, Officer Injured in Phoenix Incident

Phoenix police say the incident began as a police pursuit of a stolen vehicle in north Phoenix. The pursuit continued into downtown Phoenix, where the suspects pulled into an underground garage at CityScape, bailed and carjacked another vehicle.

One person has been confirmed dead in an officer-involved shooting under investigation at CityScape in downtown Phoenix, the Arizona Republic reports.

Phoenix police say the incident began as a police pursuit of a stolen vehicle in north Phoenix. The pursuit continued into downtown Phoenix, where the suspects pulled into an underground garage at CityScape, bailed and carjacked another vehicle.

When the suspects, a man and a woman, exited the garage, police tried to stop their vehicle by ramming it. The vehicle spun out.

Police shot and killed the male suspect; the female suspect suffered minor injuries and was taken into custody.

A police officer was injured while trying to stop the suspects' vehicle with his car.

 

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