Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that an officer has been shot in the Verde Valley near Cherry Creek and the 260 after an altercation with a suspect.
Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) dispatchers were contacted at 7:45 p.m. by officers in the Verde area asking for YCSO assistance with the incident, however it is not yet known what time the shooting occurred.
The Sheriff’s Office says that it is also unknown what caused the altercation that led to the shooting.
The officer, who is not with YCSO, has been flown to Deer Valley for emergency medical attention. There are no details on his condition.
The suspect fled on foot and law enforcement from all over the county, including YCSO deputies, detectives and SWAT are trying to locate the shooter.