A manhunt continued Friday for a shooter that injured an officer in Phoenix.
Nicholas Cowan, 35, shot a female Phoenix police officer at a gas station Thursday, resulting in her hospitalization.
By 11 p.m. that night, she was reported to be in stable condition, although she needed surgery to remove the bullet. The officer was called to the scene by a woman claiming to be Cowan’s girlfriend, who told a dispatcher he had committed crimes and was suicidal.
CAMERA INSTALLER CLAIMS TO BE TIPSTER WHO LED TO ARREST OF ALLEGED BROOKLYN SHOOTER
Officer-involved shooting near 27th St/ Beardsley. Suspect fled the area after the officer was injured. PIO is en route to the hospital where the officer has been transported near 27th Ave/Yorkshire.
— Phoenix Police (@PhoenixPolice) April 14, 2022
The anonymous girlfriend escaped to the gas station “to avoid a confrontation with her boyfriend,” police said. She then spoke with officers who responded to a domestic violence call at the station. When the female officer approached Cowan, he fired at her, and another officer reportedly returned fire.
Cowan fled the scene in a Toyota Prius after wounding the officer, but it was later recovered unoccupied. He is still at large, and police are discouraging people from approaching him, as he is considered “armed and dangerous.”
Phoenix PD is still searching for a white male; Nicholas Cowan, 215 pounds, 6’0” tall, hazel eyes/brown hair.
Last seen wearing a black hat, black t-shirt, black shorts. Has tattoos on neck, arms, chest and back. Armed and dangerous. If sighted call 911. pic.twitter.com/0PLjfcaWR0— Phoenix Police (@PhoenixPolice) April 14, 2022
“Let’s find this guy,” Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams tweeted Friday.
Let’s find this guy https://t.co/zt43UBeUn5
— Chief Jeri Williams, Phoenix Police (@PhxPDChief) April 15, 2022
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Anyone with information about Cowan’s whereabouts should call the Phoenix Police Department or 480-946-6377.
