3 detained after explosive device thrown at Mesa officer's patrol car: PD
Officer hospitalized after explosion in Mesa
A Mesa officer was taken to a hospital following an explosion on Nov. 12 in a neighborhood near Southern Avenue and Crismon Road. FOX 10's Annalisa Pardo has the details.
MESA, Ariz. - Three people have been detained after an explosion on Thursday morning in a Mesa neighborhood sent an officer to the hospital.
What we know:
Just before 6 a.m. on Nov. 12, Mesa police say officers were responding to reports of shots fired near 96th Street and Hampton Avenue when an officer reported that an explosion near 96th Street and Sunland Avenue damaged his patrol car.
The officer was taken to a hospital as a precaution. A nearby school was placed on lockdown, but it has since been lifted.
Officers at the scene of an explosion in Mesa on Nov. 12. (KSAZ-TV)
Dig deeper:
According to Det. Laura Cervantes, the officer was parked in his patrol car when he heard a loud explosion. Moments later, the officer noticed his car was damaged. The officer suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Det. Laura Cervantes
Det. Cervantes added that three men have been detained after an "undetermined explosive device" was intentionally thrown at the officer's car. Cervantes also said the shots-fired investigation and the explosion are separate incidents.
A photo of the officer's damaged patrol car. (The Mesa Police Department)
What they're saying:
"Officers have established a perimeter and are actively investigating both scenes," police said. 'We ask the community to avoid the area while officers continue their investigation."
Map of where the explosion happened:
The Source: The Mesa Police Department and Detective Laura Cervantes.