SCOTTSDALE, Arizona – After a three-day search, Phoenix police have detained a suspect accused of shooting a Phoenix officer on Thursday, officials said.
SWAT officers in armored vehicles surrounded a residential complex near 66th Street and Osborn Road around 4.30pm on Sunday.
After hours of negotiations with authorities, 35-year-old Nicholas Cowan was detained at the residence without “significant use of force”, according to police.
Cowan is wanted in connection with an incident of domestic violence on Thursday, in which he allegedly shot and wounded a police officer.
Preliminary information provided by police on Sunday night shows that Cowan received several gunshot wounds, which they believe were the result of Thursday’s incident. He was taken to a local hospital to be treated for his injuries.
A suspect who claims to have shot a Phoenix officer in custody after a three-day search
Cowen reportedly received help from many acquaintances and moved to many places in the valley before being located in the Scottsdale residential complex.
Police have issued a total of four search warrants. At least one person identified by police as Nicole Montalbano has been charged with interfering in the trial in connection with Cowan’s alleged aiding and abetting.
Records show that Montalbano has been booked by officials twice in the last two days.
Chief Williams thanked the community for their help with advice related to Cowan.
“It was a piece of advice tonight that brought us to where we were today,” Chief Williams said.
It is unclear whether the tip received will win the $ 35,000 prize, which was announced when we requested information.
Witnesses to the scene told ABC15 that they saw Cowan earlier in the day and heard police call him to leave immediately.
Nick Jara, the property manager of the complex, came to the scene after one of his employees found the door of the residence barricaded.
“One of our employees came to the block … and the employee found that the door was barricaded and at that moment the employee looked inside the window, saw that there was furniture. [blocking] the door, “Jara said.
Jara tells ABC15 that the residence is not named after Cowan.
Phoenix police said the search for Cowen, which involved several partners, including the FBI, ATF, Prescott police and the Yavapay County Sheriff’s Office, was a 24/7 operation.
Phoenix Police Department
Police say the injured police officer, a 24-year veteran of the police department, remains in the intensive care unit in stable condition and is “doing well” after a successful operation on Thursday to remove a bullet.
On Sunday, before his arrest, Police Chief Jerry Williams said: “These attacks, which are taking place in our own backyard and across our country, show a clear disregard for human life and law enforcement.” She continued: “Despite these attacks on our police family, our officers continue to respond to calls for service to ensure the safety of our community. We are committed to finding the criminal who attacked one of our own. This commitment covers all victims of crime. “
MRF officials have deactivated the “Blue Signal” in connection with this suspicious search.
Police have not yet announced what charges Cowen will be charged with.
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