MCSO: Suspect shot, killed after firing shots at deputy in Surprise

No deputies injured in MCSO shooting in Surprise

SURPRISE, Ariz. - The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is investigating a deputy-involved shooting in Surprise that happened along Grand Avenue, near Loop 303.

Just after 6:30 p.m. on June 23, a uniformed deputy came upon a vehicle that had crashed in the median of southbound Grand Avenue.

"As the deputy approached the vehicle the driver fired shots at the deputy and the deputy returned fire," stated MCSO Sgt. Calbert Gillett. "An adult male was pronounced deceased at the scene."

No deputies were injured in the shooting and MCSO says there are no outstanding suspects.

The man's name was not released.

Gillett says the specifics surrounding the shooting are pending further investigation by their homicide detectives.