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Arizona state trooper hospitalized after being shot; suspect found dead

Authorities reported Monday that an Arizona state trooper was taken to the hospital after a shooting incident, while the driver of a vehicle was pronounced dead.

An Arizona state trooper was taken to the hospital after being shot, and the driver of a vehicle believed to be involved in that shooting is dead, authorities said Monday.

The trooper with the state Department of Public Safety was shot with a handgun late Monday morning in Phoenix and was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, Phoenix police said.

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When Phoenix officers located the suspect's vehicle, the driver fired at them. The vehicle crashed nearby and the driver was declared deceased.

Authorities didn't release additional details Monday afternoon.

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