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Nine people injured in Arizona shooting; suspect shot by police
CBS News • • general
Key Points:
- Nine people were wounded in a shooting in downtown Tucson, Arizona, early Sunday morning, with many victims in critical condition and treated for gunshot wounds to their extremities.
- The suspected gunman, an adult male, was shot by responding officers at the scene and taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.
- Police arrived after hearing gunfire around 2 a.m., encountered the suspect, and fired after issuing repeated commands; all responding officers were equipped with body cameras.
- The Pima County Sheriff's Office is leading the investigation, while Tucson Police are conducting an internal probe into the officer-involved shooting.
- Authorities have not released the suspect’s identity or details on the motive and are still determining the number of officers who fired or whether the suspect shot all the victims.
