Shot by police, Phoenix-area robbery suspect dies at senior-care center
Jul 27, 2016, 10:25 AM | Updated: 12:58 pm
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PHOENIX — Police in Tempe said a wounded robbery suspect who had been barricaded on the grounds of a senior-care facility Wednesday morning has died.
An officer shot the suspect before he reached the Westchester Senior Living Center, near Rural and Guadalupe roads, during a scuffle at another site.
Suspect barricaded in Westchester Senior Center. No residents hurt at this time
— Tempe Police (@TempePolice) July 27, 2016
Currently working an officer involved shooting at Rural/Westchester. Officer ok, suspect barricaded
— Tempe Police (@TempePolice) July 27, 2016
Police shut down traffic on Rural Road and said the residents had been evacuated.
The facility is next door to a high-traffic strip mall and across the street from an urgent care.
Police said the suspect had been hiding in a storage area.