Three injured in shooting in Phoenix home

Jun 22, 2012, 10:44 AM | Updated: 10:44 am

KTAR.com

PHOENIX – Police say three people were injured in a shooting at a Phoenix
home where a church group was gathered.

The Arizona Republic reports Phoenix police say
intruders pounded on the back door of a house at 83rd Avenue and Thomas Road at
midnight Friday.

Sgt. Tommy Thompson says someone in the home, where 20 people including 11
children were meeting, fired several shots from a handgun.

Police say the intruders returned fire from outside using a rifle.

Thompson says a 31-year-old man, 31-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man were
hurt but their injuries were not life-threatening.

Authorities are looking for the intruders.

Thompson says someone had broken into the same house June 2.

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Information from: The Arizona Republic, http://www.azcentral.com

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