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Shooting suspect fatally shot by Phoenix police

A 42-year-old man was killed Sunday evening in an officer-involved shooting near 43rd Avenue and Encanto Boulevard.

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Police Department is investigating an officer-involved shooting in west Phoenix. Police said the suspect in the shooting has died.

The incident happened Sunday evening around 6:45 p.m., near 43rd Avenue and Encanto Boulevard, according to police.

According to police, the officer-involved shooting happened after a medical call in which a woman was shot.

Police said the Phoenix Fire Department first arrived on scene for the medical call and police responded about four minutes later for a shooting call.

As police were investigating the shooting, a man on scene was pointed out to them as a possible suspect. Officers approached the man, identified as 42-year-old James Saucedo, to arrest him and he pulled out a handgun. There was a struggle for the gun, at which time the man was fatally shot.

Police said the woman is receiving medical treatment at an area hospital. Her injuries are considered non-life-threatening.

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According to police, there are "no outstanding suspects" at this time.

People in the area of the shooting have been asked to stay in their homes as police investigate the shooting.

The roads in the area of the incident will be closed for several hours, police said.

No officers were injured in the incident, according to police.

Sunday's officer-involved shooting follows several recent officer-involved shooting incidents in the Valley.

On March 4, shots were fired by an off-duty police officer at a south Phoenix Walmart.

On Feb. 22, a suspect died after a police shooting near 29th Avenue and Van Buren Street in Phoenix.

On Feb. 22, a suspect was killed in Phoenix near 23rd and Glendale avenues during an officer-involved shooting.

On Feb. 21, a suspect was killed and an officer injured in a shooting in Avondale near Dysart and Buckeye roads.

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