Off-duty Phoenix police officer seriously injured in fight with alleged shoplifting suspect

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.

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