AP Arizona

Yavapai County Sheriff’s deputy shot; Suspect is barricaded

Published June 28, 2022 2:12 PM

CORDES LAKES, Ariz. (AP) — A Yavapai County Sheriff’s deputy was shot and wounded Tuesday and the incident then turned into a barricade situation, according to authorities.

Sheriff’s officials said the shooting occurred around 1:30 p.m., but there was no immediate word on the deputy’s condition.

The deputy’s name and age weren’t immediately released by authorities.

They said the suspect in the shooting barricaded himself in a building in Cordes Lakes .

It’s unclear what led to the shooting and a SWAT team was at the scene of the barricade.

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