Suspect dead, man seriously injured, after barricade situation and shooting involving officers in Queen Creek

QUEEN CREEK, Ariz. — A suspect is dead, and a man is seriously injured after a barricade situation and shooting involving officers in Queen Creek on Monday night, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO).

MCSO, in coordination with the Queen Creek Police Department, responded to a shooting incident near Sossaman Road and San Tan Boulevard.

Deputies said they learned a man was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries and the suspect barricaded himself inside a residence.

After the initial shooting and making contact with the suspect, a shooting involving officers occurred, MCSO said. The suspect was taken to the hospital after he was apprehended; however, he died at the hospital.

No officers were injured, according to MCSO.

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Maricopa County is the United States’ 4th largest county in terms of population with 4,485,414 people, according to the 2020 Census. 

The county contains around 63% of Arizona’s population and is 9,224 square miles. That makes the county larger than seven U.S. states (Rhode Island, Delaware, Connecticut, Hawaii, New Jersey, Massachusetts and New Hampshire). 

One of the largest park systems in the nation is also located in Maricopa County. The county has an estimated 120,000 acres of open space parks that includes hundreds of miles of trails, nature centers and campgrounds. 

The county’s seat is located in Phoenix, which is also the state capital and the census-designated 5th most populous city in the United States. 

The county was named after the Maricopa, or Piipaash, Native American Tribe.