Phoenix police officers shoot at and wound woman armed with handgun in Maryvale

A Phoenix police officer shot and wounded a woman armed with a handgun Wednesday night after another officer deployed a less-lethal launcher, authorities said.

Officers responded to reports of a person with a gun near 73rd and Sells drives, between Indian School and Camelback roads in Maryvale, about 7:15 p.m., according to the Phoenix Police Department.

The department’s Air Support Unit helped officers find a woman with a handgun, and after that, police gave her verbal commands.

One officer deployed a 40-millimeter less-lethal launcher and another fired a duty rifle, striking the woman, police said.

After she was struck, the handgun was still within her reach, so a team of police officers and a police dog took her into custody and rendered aid, police said.

Phoenix Fire Department crews took the injured woman to a hospital.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety is investigating the police shooting. More information will be shared in a critical incident briefing video 14 days after the incident.

This is an updated version of a story originally published on Nov. 12, 2026.

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