Incident

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5-22-2023 Arizona Phoenix 0-1

Location

May 22, 2023

19th Ave and Bell Rd
Phoenix, Arizona

Participants

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Melissa Ann Larue
Age: 40
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Injured, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator shot
Drug Sales or Trafficking

Notes

Attempted traffic stop; driver fled; when stopped, she pointed a butane lighter shaped like a black handgun at an officer; they fired;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: https://www.azfamily.com/2023/05/23/suspect-custody-after-officer-involved-shooting-north-phoenix/

URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgt6aIK61QI

URL: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2023/05/31/phoenix-police-shoot-woman-after-car-chase-pointing-lighter/70274754007/?itm_medium=recirc&itm_source=taboola&itm_campaign=internal&itm_content=SectionFrontFeed-FeedRedesign

District

Congressional District: 8
State Senate District: 2
State House District: 2