Blue Alert issued after shooting in Phoenix involving state trooper

PHOENIX – Authorities issued a Blue Alert on Thursday after a shooting involving an Arizona state trooper in a Phoenix residential area.

One suspect was in custody and another was at-large after the incident near 37th Avenue and Portland Street, Department of Public Safety Capt. Jesse Galvez told KTAR News 92.3 FM.

At around 9 a.m., the passenger in a car fired multiple shots with an “assault rifle” at DPS detectives in a vehicle, who returned fire, Galvez said.

The suspected shooter was taken into custody and the weapon was seized, but the search for the driver, believed to be a Hispanic male in his late teens, continues. No injuries were reported.

The Blue Alert was activated around noon, triggering alarms on cellphones across the Valley. The Blue Alert is a rarely used system that DPS can use when a suspect is on the loose after a law e... (Read more)

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