A 38-year-old man wielding a machete and bat was apprehended yesterday evening after injuring people in Glendale. FOX 10 Phoenix reports that the Glendale Police Department received multiple calls around 7:55 p.m. concerning an individual allegedly attacking residents near the intersection of 43rd and Missouri Avenues.
According to Glendale Police Officer Moroni Mendez, as noted by FOX 10 Phoenix, "There are victims with non-life-threatening injuries. They do not want to prosecute. Another victim was contacted that does want to press charges for the assault." After fleeing the scene, the suspect was seen running around a nearby mobile home park and jumping over walls, armed with the objects that would later be abandoned when he bolted from police.
The lockdown was initiated at a daycare, fortunately empty of children and staff at the time, which was caught up temporarily in the chaos while the search for the suspect was underway. 12News reveals that law enforcement established a perimeter around the area in an effort to contain and apprehend the suspect of the assault.
"38-year-old suspect was found, apprehended, and is facing charges of at the very least, aggravated assault, pending other potential charges like assault, trespassing, etc.," Officer Mendez elucidated, having dropped some objects while eluding police, which corresponded with the inflicted injuries consistent with an edge weapon or instrument, as per a report by FOX 10 Phoenix. Further information about the incident, victims, or the status of the suspect remains limited, as the investigation is ongoing, and authorities have yet to release the name of the individual taken into custody.
