Phoenix police: 2 detained after gun shop break-in

Mar 3, 2014, 6:31 AM | Updated: 12:16 pm

PHOENIX — Two men are in custody and a third is sought after police
interrupted a break-in of a central Phoenix gun shop Monday morning.

Sgt. Trent Crump says officers who arrived at the scene found an open door at a
vacant business next door to the gun shop and a hole in the wall between the
businesses.

Crump says one suspect fired a handgun as he ran away after being confronted by
police and that an officer fired at him when he pointed a gun at the officer.

Crump says nobody was shot but that the suspect has a cut on his hand after he
fell to the ground when the officer fired at him.

Traffic was stopped between Camelback and Missouri roads on 19th Avenue for a couple of hours but have since been re-opened.

As of 7 a.m. police had conducted the residential search and all side streets were re-opened.

The light rail was also affected, with passengers being asked to get off and a bus will take them to the next station.

By 8 a.m. it was back to running on its normal schedule.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Phoenix police: 2 detained after gun shop break-in