{"id":295065,"date":"2025-10-11T16:17:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T16:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/295065\/"},"modified":"2025-10-11T16:17:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T16:17:12","slug":"man-hospitalized-after-shooting-with-phoenix-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/295065\/","title":{"rendered":"Man hospitalized after shooting with Phoenix police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PHOENIX \u2014 An alleged car thief is in the hospital after a shooting involving officers with the Phoenix Police Department on Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>According to Phoenix police, officers responded to the area of <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/2qhcx2w7aX3kHmCt5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">4th Avenue and Osborn Road<\/a> for reports of a stolen vehicle around 6:43 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>When police arrived on the scene, they allegedly heard unrelated gunshots nearby and went to investigate.<\/p>\n<p>What led to the shooting involving Phoenix police?<\/p>\n<p>Police said that a woman near 5th Avenue and Osborn Road helped direct them in the direction of the gunfire.<\/p>\n<p>Officers then reportedly located a man, standing next to a black car that had a rifle sitting on top of the roof.<\/p>\n<p>According to Phoenix police, commands were given to the man who proceeded to grab the rifle, get into the car and drive away.<\/p>\n<p>Police said that officers pursued the man as he drove through Phoenix neighborhoods firing the gun from inside the car.<\/p>\n<p>Officers with the Phoenix Tactical Support Bureau reportedly responded to take over the pursuit as the man continued to shoot from inside the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Police said around 6:56 p.m., officers forced the car to come to a stop <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PhoenixPolice\/status\/1976842370277908952\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">near 16th and Roosevelt streets<\/a> by using a tactical maneuver.<\/p>\n<p>According to Phoenix police, it was during the stop that the shooting took place.<\/p>\n<p>No officers or community members were hurt in the shooting, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Officers reportedly provided lifesaving care to the man until the Phoenix Fire Department transported him to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Traffic in the area, including the Interstate 10 off-ramp at 16th Street, was affected throughout the night.<\/p>\n<p>According to Phoenix police, the Arizona Department of Public Safety Major Incident Division is investigating the officer-involved shooting.<\/p>\n<p>This is an updated version of a story originally published on Oct. 10, 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KTAR923\" data-show-count=\"false\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Follow @KTAR923<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We want to hear from you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;\">Have a story idea or tip? 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