A drive-by shooting wounded a federal court security officer Tuesday outside the courthouse in downtown Phoenix, authorities said.
(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)PHOENIX ā A drive-by shooting wounded a federal security officer outside the U.S. courthouse in downtown Phoenix on Tuesday, and a person has been taken into custody, authorities said.
Four armed federal officers were talking outside the main entrance to the courthouse, which was still open to the public, according to a court clerk.
In June, a federal security officer was shot and killed and his partner was wounded outside the federal courthouse in Oakland as they guarded the building during protests over racial injustice and police brutality.
During demonstrations in Portland, Oregon, protesters and federal officers clashed at the federal courthouse, where people set fires and tossed fireworks and rocks, while federal authorities sprayed tear gas and made arrests.