Police Detain Two After Shooting and Stabbing at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Christmas
Police in Phoenix say they detained two individuals after a “family dispute that escalated” led to a shooting and stabbing at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Christmas. The incident occurred outside a restaurant in Terminal 4 around 9:45pm, with three people shot and one stabbed.
Preliminary information suggests that a group of known individuals engaged in a physical altercation that escalated to one person retrieving a handgun from their person. Three people were taken to the hospital, with one adult female listed as having life-threatening injuries and two adult males in stable condition.
Two people involved in the incident were located and detained in the parking garage, including an adult male with a stab wound who was taken to a hospital and listed as being in stable condition. The investigation is ongoing, with detectives on the scene completing an initial review to learn what led to the incident.
The airport was placed on a brief shelter-in-place status, and terminal operations and the Phoenix Sky Train were paused as a precaution. No flights were affected by the incident.