{"id":497170,"date":"2026-01-06T19:22:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T19:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/497170\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T19:22:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T19:22:12","slug":"armed-domestic-violence-suspect-shot-by-glendale-police-in-phoenix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/497170\/","title":{"rendered":"Armed domestic violence suspect shot by Glendale police in Phoenix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\"><b>PHOENIX (AZFamily)<\/b> \u2014 An armed suspect is in the hospital after being shot by Glendale police officers in Phoenix on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">According to Jose Santiago, a public information officer with the department, Glendale PD detectives were actively investigating a suspect wanted for aggravated assault in a domestic violence case.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Santiago says detectives had been surveilling the suspect for days and tracked him to the area of <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/NkzDgYWjvh1BUV1x7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/NkzDgYWjvh1BUV1x7\">29th Avenue and McDowell Road<\/a> just before 10 a.m. As officers tried to contact the suspect, he took off and began running in the area. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">As police were chasing the man, Santiago says the suspect pulled out a handgun and pointed it at officers. That\u2019s when the man was shot by police, but it\u2019s unclear how many officers fired their weapons. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">The suspect, a Hispanic man in his 40s, was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. No Glendale officers or detectives were hurt in the incident. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Arizona\u2019s Family witnessed numerous unmarked law enforcement vehicles, along with Glendale and Phoenix police patrol SUVs. Crime scene tape was set up along McDowell Road. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"The shooting was reported around 10 a.m. near 29th Avenue and McDowell Road.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/O3LQJHYZQVBWVC67ZGSITVFHZI.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"506\" \/>The shooting was reported around 10 a.m. near 29th Avenue and McDowell Road.(Arizona&#8217;s Family)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">McDowell Road is closed from 28th Avenue to 31st Avenue. Residents are asked to avoid the area and use alternate routes. The investigation remains active at this time. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">This is the second officer-involved shooting in Maricopa County and the state so far in 2026. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/page\/send-us-your-feedback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Please click here to report it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? Send <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/community\/user-content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">it to us here<\/a> with a brief description.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2026 KTVK\/KPHO. 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