Overview

• Officers responded around 8 a.m. to a home near 7th Street and Southern Avenue for a reported mental-health emergency.
• Dispatch was told the man was armed and might confront officers, according to police.
• Less-lethal tools were deployed but did not stop the man, who then ran toward officers before the shooting.
• The individual was transported to a hospital in critical condition, and a weapon was reportedly recovered at the scene.
• No officers were injured, and the Phoenix Police Department says the investigation remains active.