TONPAH, Ariz. (AP) - Maricopa County authorities say a sheriff’s deputy shot and wounded an armed man during an encounter outside a home in Tonopah.
Sheriff’s Sgt. Joaquin Enriquez says the deputies went to the home early Wednesday morning in response to a call reporting that there had been a homicide or would be a homicide at the location.
Enriquez says the man was shot after deputies arrived and ordered him several times to drop his weapon.
The wounded man went inside the home and barricaded himself but eventually came out and was taken into custody.
His injuries were described as not being life-threatening. His identity wasn’t released.
No deputies were injured.
Enriquez says the shooting is being investigated by the Sheriff’s Office.
Tonopah is 50 miles (81 kilometers) west of Phoenix.
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