PHOENIX — A woman who allegedly threatened officers with a gun was rushed to the hospital after being shot by a Phoenix police officer Wednesday afternoon.
The shooting happened around 5:40 p.m. near Mountain Vista Park and 48th Street in Ahwatukee.
Police got calls from mental health experts who reported a woman inside an apartment was threatening to hurt herself and other people.
When officers arrived, they heard a gunshot inside the complex. After the area was evacuated, police say the suspect opened the door armed with a gun.
Officers repeatedly told the woman to drop the weapon, and police say she was shot in the arm when she raised the gun.
She was hit in the arm, and police say she will survive.
The shooting is under investigation.
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