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Large police presence along I-17 near Dove Valley Road amid FBI/ICE investigation

Local officials have confirmed they are assisting an ICE/FBI investigation
Large police presence along I-17 near Dove Valley Road amid FBI/ICE investigation
Large police presence along I-17 near Dove Valley Road
I-17 Dove Valley police situation
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PHOENIX — A large police presence and investigation involving federal officials caused a traffic slowdown along Interstate 17 in north Phoenix early Wednesday morning.

Before 4:30 a.m., first responders started gathering on the freeway near the Dove Valley Road exit.

See video from the scene in the video player below:

Video from the scene showed a large traffic backup amid the police presence on the off-ramp.

I-17 Dove Valley shooting call

ABC15 reached out to multiple law enforcement departments to learn more about the incident, but details have yet to be released.

Arizona Department of Public Safety officials say they had been assisting with traffic control around the situation and "to contact ICE for more information." Phoenix police also directed us to the FBI for more information.

Our crews at the scene saw a vehicle with what appeared to be window damage. It's unclear what caused that damage or whether any injuries were reported during the incident.

I-17 Dove Valley

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