Phoenix officers shoot man believed to have pointed gun at police helicopter

PHOENIX — A suspect is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after Phoenix police shot him near 79th Avenue and Van Buren Street.

Police said officers responded to reports of an assault at a nearby convenience store. While searching the area, officers spotted someone matching the suspect’s description a few blocks away.

When a police helicopter arrived overhead, the situation escalated…

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