The Brief
- A Phoenix Police officer was seriously injured Friday afternoon after getting into a physical fight with a suspected shoplifter near 24th Street and Baseline Road.
- The suspect was detained nearby and was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
- He was booked on aggravated assault charges.
PHOENIX – An officer was seriously hurt after a man began to fight with them after allegedly shoplifting in South Phoenix.
What we know:
Around 3:47 p.m. on March 13, an officer working off-duty in full unform approached a man, later identified as 33-year-old Devontae Lashawn Stockdale, who was shoplifting near 24th Street and Baseline Road.…