PHOENIX — A suspect is dead in a shooting incident involving Phoenix police officers near Interstate 17 and Thunderbird Road Wednesday morning.
A large area near 28th Avenue and Thunderbird Road is closed due to the investigation.
VIDEO: ABC15 helicopter shows footage of the scene in the player below
Video from the scene shows a large police presence surrounding a fast-food restaurant in the area.
Officials confirmed that the suspect involved in the incident has died and that there were no injuries to the officers involved.
Police say the scene remains very active.
Officers are investigating a critical incident that has happened in the area of 28th Ave and Thunderbird Rd. All of Thunderbird Rd east and west will be closed off for an extended portion of the day.
— Phoenix Police (@PhoenixPolice) December 18, 2024
Media Staging will be on Thunderbird Rd. and 31st Ave. PIO will be responding. pic.twitter.com/lVw4gf3hFC
Several freeway ramps were closed in the area as police investigated but they have since reopened.
ABC15 is working to get more information and will update this story as it becomes available.
