Glendale Police: Suspect injured in officer-involved shooting near McDowell and 43rd Avenue

Phoenix Police are handling the investigation into an officer-involved shooting with Glendale Police in the area of 43rd Avenue and McDowell Road.

Glendale Police say 40-year-old Julius Grant, the suspect in a homicide at a local business, was located in a vehicle in the area. Officers attempted to take Grant into custody when he displayed a handgun out his window prompting at least one Glendale officer to fire, hitting Grant. 

Grant sustained non-life threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital for treatment. 

Julius Grant (Glendale Police)

Glendale Police say once Grant is released, he will be accused of first-degree murder and aggravated assault related to the homicide in Glendale along with anything determined by Phoenix Police involving their investigation of the officer-involved shooting.

The investigation is ongoing. 

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