Officer assaulted while investigating shooting call in west Phoenix, police say

PHOENIX - An officer who was investigating a shooting call early Monday morning at a home in west Phoenix was assaulted by a suspect, police said.

The incident happened on Oct. 17 at a home near 51st Avenue and McDowell Road. Officers responded to the home for reports of an injured person and found a man with a life-threatening gunshot wound.

"As officers were assessing the scene, another man assaulted an officer and was detained after the use of a less-lethal tool," Phoenix Police said.

The victim who had been shot was hospitalized in extremely critical condition. Investigators say it appears the gunshot injury was self-inflicted.

No identities have been released.

Officers are continuing what led up to the shooting.

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