CASA GRANDE, Ariz. — A suspect is in the hospital after he was shot by a Casa Grande police officer Thursday afternoon, according to police reports.
Police were called to a neighborhood near Cottonwood Lane and Pinal Avenue around 5:50 p.m. for reports of a suspicious person in the area.
Authorities did not provide details on what led up to the shooting. The man's injuries are non-life-threatening, police said.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety has stepped in to handle the investigation. No officers were hurt during the shooting.
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