A young child was hit by a Phoenix Police cruiser on Wednesday night, the department says. The child is in critical condition.
A young child is in critical condition after they were hit by a Phoenix Police cruiser on Wednesday night, the department says.around 6 p.m. on June 7. The child is in critical condition, Sgt. Brian Bower said.
Bower detailed the incident a few hours later during a press conference saying an officer was in a marked 2020 Chevrolet Tahoe police cruiser along with a police assistant. As the two finished a call and were driving northbound on 11th Avenue, they saw a young girl in the front yard of a home appearing to wave at them.The officers were not actively on a call, Bower says, but they had just finished responding to a call.Full interview: Child hit by Phoenix PD cruiser
Phoenix Police Sgt. Brian Bower provided details on the "tragic" and "heartbreaking" incident that put a child in the hospital in critical condition on June 7.
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