PHOENIX — Three people were arrested and an off-duty police officer has been released from the hospital after being shot multiple times late last week in Phoenix.
Phoenix police say the incident happened around 11:30 p.m. Friday near 35th and Southern avenues.
It all started after police say multiple people attempted an armed robbery on a vehicle in a parking lot.
During the robbery, an off-duty Phoenix police officer was working at a nearby business and was contacted about the incident.
The officer approached the area to try to make contact with those involved, and, according to court documents, two people shot at the officer.
The officer, identified as Officer Harold Boswell, was shot four times.
He was taken to a hospital and has since been released, Phoenix Police Department said Monday.
The Phoenix police officer shot multiple times in the line of duty Friday night has been released from the hospital. He is in good spirits surrounded by his wife and son and his police family. #PHXPD #PHX #ThisIsWhoWeAre pic.twitter.com/rWfVZEEQOe
— Phoenix Police (@PhoenixPolice) April 1, 2024
Police say Boswell did not fire his weapon during the incident and the people involved fled before more officers could get to the scene.
Police announced Monday that one adult and two juveniles were arrested in connection to the shooting.
On Thursday, police provided an update on the investigation, confirming that two of the arrested suspects are 17 years old and one was a 19-year-old, who is a prohibited possessor of a weapon due to a prior felony conviction.
One of the suspects was reportedly located in Las Vegas and is awaiting extrication back to Arizona.
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Police continue to investigate the shooting.
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