UPDATE (4:19 p.m.):
Pima County Sheriff's Department said via email that the Pima Critical Incident Team has been activated to investigate the officer-involved shooting.
The email said the inmate was receiving treatment in a hospital room when an altercation occurred. The corrections officer assigned to the inmate fired her department-issued firearm.
The inmate died from his injuries, despite lifesaving measures. The corrections officer was not hurt and no hospital staff or members of the public were injured.
UPDATE: (3:40 p.m.):
The Pima County Sheriff's Department has confirmed an inmate has died after a shooting involving a corrections officer in the emergency room at Banner-UMC South.
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PCSD said the shooting happened at 12:54 p.m.
Officials say there was a "struggle" with the inmate from the detention center.
KGUN 9 will have the latest online and in our evening newscasts.
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Pima County Sheriff's Department is responding to an incident at Banner-UMC South, near East Ajo Way and South Country Club Road, according to a social media post from PCSD.
The post said there was no threat to the public.
Stay with KGUN 9 for updates.
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