One officer killed, two injured in Phoenix shooting

By Ciara Encinas

March 29, 2020 11:20 PM

Published March 29, 2020 9:27 PM

PHOENIX, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - One officer was killed and two officers are injured after a shooting in Phoenix Sunday evening.

The Phoenix Police Department (PPD) confirmed the shooting took place near 40th Street and Pinnacle Peak Road.

PPD has confirmed officer Greg Carnicle was fatally shot in the line of duty.

The conditions of two injured officers is unknown at this time.

The director of the Arizona Western College Law Enforcement Training Academy weighed in on the shooting sending thoughts and prayers to the officers injured.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the @PhoenixPolice officers injured tonight, their families and co-workers. 💙 #BackTheBlue
— Alfonso Zavala (@Zavala_LETA) March 30, 2020

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Ciara Encinas

Ciara Encinas is an Emmy award-winning multimedia journalist who joined the KYMA in May 2018.

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