UPDATE - 3:45 P.M.
PCSD says the incident happened shortly after 5:30 a.m. when deputies from the department's San Xavier District responded to reported shots fired heard at a property on Naomi Road.
According to PCSD, deputies made contact with three males as they left the driveway entrance of the property. Deputies say one of the three then started to run, which turned into a pursuit. As he was running, PCSD says he took out a handgun, and a deputy-involved shooting occurred.
Deputies says they lost visual of the suspect as he continued to flee on foot north into a desert area.
The Pima County Regional SWAT Team and multiple PCSD K-9 Units responded to the scene in an attempt to locate the subject but were unsuccessful.
PCSD says no deputies or other community members were injured during the incident, and it is currently unknown if the suspect was injured during this incident.
The suspect has been identified as 18-year-old Ibrahim Mutwakil Kafi, who is described as a black male, approximately 6’0” tall, and weighs 140 pounds. If you see Mr. Kafi or have any information on his whereabouts, PCSD says please do not approach him and call 9-1-1 immediately.
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The Pima County Sheriff's Department (PCSD) says a deputy-involved shooting took place Sunday morning near West Naomi Road and South Kinney Road.
Deputies are still looking for a male suspect.
PCSD sent out a community alert on Facebook around 10 a.m., saying, “The Pima Regional Critical Incident Team has been activated for a deputy-involved shooting near 6900 W. Naomi Rd.”
The department says a media briefing will be held to share more about what happened.
Anyone with information on the outstanding suspect is asked to call 911.
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