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Handcuffed woman shoots deputy in hand at Arizona gas stop

Police said she was combative before officers arrested her for disorderly conduct with a weapon and resisting arrest.
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KINGMAN, Ariz. — A handcuffed woman who was arrested with a gun at a highway gas station near Kingman managed to grab a revolver from a detective’s holster and shoot him in the hand before another officer tased her. 

The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office detective was treated at a local hospital Tuesday for a non-life threatening hand injury. 

Bullhead City police said they're investigating after deputies responded to reports of an erratic female with a gun inside the Maverick Country Store on U.S. 68 in Golden Valley. 

Police said she was combative before officers arrested her for disorderly conduct with a weapon and resisting arrest. Formal charges are pending.

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