Phoenix police say two men are now in custody facing several felony charges after allegedly shooting a detective multiple times earlier this afternoon: abc15
PHOENIX — A Phoenix police detective was shot several times during an incident in a West Valley neighborhood Tuesday.The officer was taken to the hospital with serious injuries but is now reportedly in stable condition.
While the detective was stopped in her vehicle, a vehicle with two men inside slowed down as it passed the detective and continued down the road. Moments later the same vehicle returned and stopped behind the detective. As the suspects approached, the detective was able to see that they were armed and put on a ballistic vest, as well as draw her own gun. One of the males then stood in front of her vehicle and another stood outside the passenger side door. The two men then reportedly began shooting at the detective’s car striking her several times as she tried to exit the vehicle.