PHOENIX — Editor's note: The above video aired during a previous broadcast.
Police are searching for Kenneth Hearne, 37, after he allegedly shot a sergeant in downtown Phoenix Friday night, the Scottsdale Police Department said.
The sergeant was rushed to the hospital after the shooting. They are being treated for non-life-threatening injuries, the department said. The officer is making good progress.
The incident happened around 7 p.m. at an apartment complex near 2nd Avenue and Roosevelt Street.
Scottsdale police said officers with the Special Assignments Unit were serving a search warrant in the complex and were met at the front door by a woman and child who told police no one else was home.
Officers said while they removed the mother and child from the home; they recognized someone they believed to be the suspect in the hallway.
Police said the suspect ducked inside a room and started firing a gun through the wall, striking an SAU sergeant.
Police said officers and the suspect engaged in gunfire, at which point the suspect hopped over a second-story balcony and fled from the scene. Officers are still looking for the suspect at this time.
Watch the latest police update in the video player below:
Phoenix Vice Mayor Yassamin Ansari tweeted the shooting suspect is armed and urged the surrounding community to be alert. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes asked the public to avoid the area and expressed her concern for the Scottsdale officer.
Officers shut down an area near 1st Avenue and Roosevelt Street during the investigation.
Valley Metro said eastbound light rail trains were also delayed.
Less than a month ago, a man was taken into custody for reportedly shooting at Phoenix police officers near 1st and Roosevelt streets, less than three blocks away.
Watch video from the scene in the player below:
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