QUEEN CREEK, Ariz. — A suspect was injured after a shooting with deputies from the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office in Queen Creek at a Walmart store.
According to MCSO, deputies received reports Thursday around 7:30 p.m. of a man in possession of an explosive device in the Walmart on Rittenhouse Road. As the deputies attempted to stabilize the area and negotiate with the man, he attempted to flee and a deputy shot the suspect, officials said.
The suspect was transported to the hospital with life threatening injures, where he remains as of Friday afternoon.
No further information has been released.
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