An investigation is underway after a Phoenix police officer reportedly shot at a shoplifting suspect at a Walmart in Laveen.
For hours after the shooting, police and employees stood in the parking lot while crime scene tape and police vehicles were seen outside the Walmart near 35th Avenue and Southern.
“There was an officer working in an off-duty capacity in full uniform when he was alerted that there was a shoplifter inside the store,” said Sgt. Phil Krynsky with the Phoenix Police Department.
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