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Suspect who opened fire on 2 Phoenix police officers found

Published March 14, 2022 7:37 AM

PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police have arrested a man accused of opening fire on two officers. Authorities identified the suspect Monday as 28-year-old Devonte Thornton. He has been booked into Maricopa County Jail on attempted homicide charges. The shooting happened around 1 a.m. Sunday as the two officers were riding together to stop a vehicle for traffic violations. They said someone standing along the road shot at them. Police say one officer was suffered a non-life-threatening injury to the wrist. The second was treated for minor injuries from flying glass. Investigators have since arrested the vehicle’s 18-year-old driver, Javon Beasley, who reportedly is Thornton’s younger brother.

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