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Suspect gets surgery

after shooting by police

PHOENIX - Details emerged Tuesday in an officer-involved shooting that left one man wounded and two officers on paid leave, which is standard procedure.

Police said a 23-year-old man shot by officers late Monday first raised his gun at them. The suspect, whose name was not released, was shot multiple times and underwent surgery Tuesday.

Officers found the man hiding in the complex on 30th Street south of Indian School Road at 9:30 p.m. Monday.