Two deputies were shot and wounded while answering a domestic violence call Thursday night on Tucson's northwest side, the Pima County Sheriff's Department said.
The gunman also was shot and wounded, officials said.
Few details about the events leading to the shooting have been released, but Deputy Adam Schoonover, a department spokesman, gave the following account:
Deputies were at a house in the 9000 block of North Kanawha Street, near North Shannon and West Overton roads, about 7:15 p.m. when the shooting occurred.
Gunfire erupted soon after the deputies made contact with a man there.
More deputies converged on the scene and "Northwest Fire Department personnel provided life-saving measures to the deputies and the suspect."
Both the deputies and the alleged gunman were hospitalized.
Their condition was unknown Friday morning.
The Pima Regional Critical Incident Team has been called in to handle the investigation. The team, made up of members from various law enforcement agencies across the county, investigates shootings that involve officers.
The Pima County Sheriffβs Department will conduct a separate probe to determine if any department policy violations occurred.
