Shooting at Phoenix care facility where rape occurred

UPDATE: 3/11/2019 11:23 a.m. Phoenix police say an armed man shot Monday by an off-duty officer outside a care facility was severely injured.

Sgt. Armando Carbajal said at a news conference that the suspect was hospitalized in critical condition.

Hacienda HealthCare officials initially said the suspect’s injuries weren’t life-threatening.

Carbajal says the incident doesn’t appear to be related to the rape of an incapacitated woman who gave birth there in December.

Authorities say three off-duty officers working security heard screaming from a parking lot around 5:30 a.m. They found the suspect pointing a gun at a woman lying on the ground.

When confronted, the suspected tried to flee while firing multiple shots at the woman. One of the officers then shot the suspect.

Carbajal says it’s not yet clear how the suspect and victim knew each other.

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Police say a shooting has occurred outside a long-term care facility in Phoenix where an incapacitated woman was raped last year.

Authorities say one person was detained at the scene Monday.

Hacienda HealthCare officials said in a statement the suspect is an employee’s ex-spouse who showed up armed around 5:30 a.m.

An off-duty officer shot the suspect, who suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

According to Hacienda, the shooting happened in a parking lot. They say the suspect never entered any building or had contact with any residents.

The facility is staffed with off-duty police officers.

Officials say the shooting was captured on a security camera. The footage will be turned over to police.

Hacienda has been struggling since news surfaced that a patient was raped and then gave birth in December.