A person was arrested on suspicion of shooting a court security officer during a drive-by shooting outside the Sandra Day O'Connor U.S. Courthouse in downtown Phoenix on Tuesday morning.
Officials said the individual shot the security officer shortly after 11:30 a.m. outside the courthouse, located at the corner of Washington Street and Fourth Avenue, before fleeing the area.
Sgt. Ann Justus, a Phoenix Police Department spokesperson, said the officer was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Justus did not identify the officer.
Washington Street was blocked off from Fourth to Fifth avenues as police and firefighters swarmed the scene.
Police eventually located the suspect's car near Ninth and Polk streets, more than a mile northeast.
Jill McCabe, an FBI Phoenix spokesperson, told The Arizona Republic shortly after 2 p.m. that the shooting suspect was arrested and there was no longer a threat to the public.
Polk Street was still closed between Ninth and 11th streets after the arrest as K-9 units sniffed vehicles parked along the road.
McCabe did not provide additional information, such as the suspect's identity or details about where and how that person was arrested, as of Tuesday afternoon.
Anyone with information about the shooting was encouraged to contact the FBI Phoenix at 623-466-1999 or online at tips.fbi.gov.
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