Trooper Shoots Suspect on I-10 in Tucson, Arizona

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The Brief
  • The DPS reports that a trooper fired at a suspect on April 4 along Interstate 10 in Tucson.
  • The accused was transported to a medical facility.
  • The events leading up to the shooting remain uncertain.



TUCSON, Ariz.



An incident where a member of the Arizona Department of Public Safety was involved in gunfire led to the closure of part of Interstate 10 in Tucson on Friday.


What we know

The

shooting

occurred shortly after noon on April 4 in the
eastward lanes close to 6th Avenue
DPS reports that the suspect was shot and taken to the hospital.

The traffic in the vicinity has now been reinstated.




What we don’t know

The state of the suspect remains uncertain. Additionally, the events leading up to the shooting remain ambiguous.

Location map where the incident took place