PHOENIX — A woman has been taken to a hospital after a shooting involving Phoenix police officers near 75th Avenue and Thomas Road.
The incident occurred just before 4 p.m. on Thursday.
According to police, the woman had a warrant in connection with a homicide investigation. When officers made contact with her, they pinned her car in.
Police officers issued commands to the woman and a man inside the vehicle. While the passenger, the man, complied with commands and exited the car, the woman remained inside.
After several commands and the use of less-than-lethal rounds, "she did produce a handgun and pointed it at our officers, and that is when the officer involved shooting began," a Phoenix spokesperson said.
Officers later removed the woman from the vehicle, rendered her aid, and transported her to a hospital in stable condition.
She has since been identified as 39-year-old Valarie Marie Corona and was later booked into jail.
No officers were injured, according to police.
Aerial footage showed a large area blocked off in a neighborhood.
The Department of Public Safety is investigating, officials said.
This incident comes amid a string of shootings involving police across the Valley and state across a 24-hour period, including:
-Flagstaff police shooting: Two Arizona Department of Public Safety crew members died Wednesday evening when their helicopter crashed while providing air support during a gun battle in Flagstaff, police say.
-I-17 and Indian School Road: Sources tell ABC15 three DPS troopers were hurt in a shooting just before 7:30 p.m. Thursday near I-17 and Indian School Road.
-SR-87 and Coolidge Avenue: Officers were involved in a shooting near a Coolidge police station around 7:45 p.m. Thursday when a person displayed a machete and refused to drop it.
-Arizona Ave and Riggs Road: No officers were injured after being involved in a shooting Thursday night shortly after 8:15 p.m.
