The department said officers from its Special Assignment Unit were at an apartment complex in the area serving a search warrant for an unrelated investigation.<\/p>\n
New details in shooting involving Phoenix Police officers<\/p>\n
Police said that as officers knocked on the door of an apartment, someone inside the apartment began shooting at them. The officers then shot back.<\/p>\n
Two officers were injured and taken to the hospital. The injuries to both officers are not considered to be life-threatening, according to Phoenix police.<\/p>\n
The department added that three suspects inside the apartment were detained and that one of those suspects was hospitalized with a life-threatening injury. \u00a0<\/p>\n
All of the injuries were the result of the shooting, but police did not say if the officers or suspects had been shot or if they were injured by shrapnel.<\/p>\n
Phoenix police said that 17th Avenue was closed between Hadley and Tonto streets due to the investigation.<\/p>\n
No other details about the shooting were released.<\/p>\n
Phoenix Police chief meets with officers injured in shooting<\/p>\n
Phoenix Police Chief Matt Giordano said he went to the hospital on Tuesday to meet with the two injured officers, who are in good spirits.<\/p>\n
However, he said that scenes like Tuesday\u2019s shooting are tough for him.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can prepare yourself as much as you want for when that phone rings\u2026 but when you\u2019re the chief and you get that call that an officer\u2019s been injured, it\u2019s personal,\u201d Giordano said during a press conference Tuesday afternoon. \u201cI feel responsible for all the men and women that are doing this job. They do a dangerous job every day, day in, day out\u2026 They do it on behalf of the residents of the city of Phoenix and they\u2019re not looking for praise or looking for thanks. They do it to make you safe.\u201d<\/p>\n
It was the second shooting involving Phoenix police over a three-day period. On Sunday, officers shot and killed<\/a> a suspect who allegedly pulled a knife near 20th Street and Southern Avenue.<\/p>\n This is a developing story.<\/p>\n Follow @KTAR923<\/a><\/p>\n We want to hear from you.<\/p>\n Have a story idea or tip? Pass it along to the KTAR News team here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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