1 dead after shooting involving officer in north Phoenix, PD says

PHOENIX — A suspect is dead after a shooting involving police in Phoenix, according to authorities.

The Phoenix Police Department said the incident happened near 7th Avenue and Beardsley Road. 

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Police said no officers were injured in the incident.

In a news conference police held Sunday afternoon, police said they received a call about a man with a handgun in a neighborhood. Police found the man and asked him to drop the handgun.

Officers allege the man then pointed the handgun at the officers, which is when they fired their own weapons at the man.

The man was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Police said the man lived in the area; however, they did not say whether or not he was near where he lived when the shooting occurred. 

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