Arizona police shoot armed woman in mall parking lot
The AZ officer fired two shots at the suspect, which struck her in the upper chest, police say
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Police responding to a report of a disorderly person at a Chandler, Arizona, shopping mall shot an armed woman who was then treated at a hospital and sent to jail, Chandler police said Saturday.
Renata Eldred, 50, was creating an unspecified disturbance in a parking lot when officers arrived shortly after 6 p.m. Friday in west Chandler on the southeast edge of Phoenix, police said in a statement.
Police noticed she had a firearm near her and ordered her not to touch the weapon, authorities said.
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But "the suspect grabbed the weapon and made a threatening move with it toward the officer," the statement said. "The officer fired two shots at the suspect, which struck her in the upper chest."
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No officers were hurt. Eldred was taken into custody and provided medical aid on scene.
After being treated and released from a hospital, she was charged with disorderly conduct and aggravated assault and booked into Maricopa County Jail in Phoenix on Saturday, police said.
It wasn't immediately clear if she had a lawyer or would be appointed one, as there wasn't one listed for her at the jail.