US: Shootout in Phoenix, three dead

Two citizens died at the scene of the shooting. Three others were injured. The suspect was also fatally shot. This is a very complex scene with dozens of people to interview.

— Phoenix Police (@PhoenixPolice) August 29, 2022

In a tweet, the police said that two of its officers sustained non-life threatening injuries following the incident. Three others were injured as well.

Both officers sustained non-life threatening injuries. Several other people have been injured at the scene. PIO’s are in route to the hospital and the scene.

— Phoenix Police (@PhoenixPolice) August 29, 2022

The police called it a “very complex scene”. They added that a part of the Deer Valley Road in the city, where the shooting took place, would be closed for the “foreseeable future”, advising the public to seek alternate routes.