Shooting outside US court in Phoenix wounds federal officer

A drive-by shooting wounded a federal security officer outside the US courthouse in downtown Phoenix, and a person has been taken into custody, authorities said. The officer was taken to a hospital and was expected to recover, according to city police and the FBI.

A drive-by shooting wounded a federal security officer outside the US courthouse in downtown Phoenix, and a person has been taken into custody, authorities said. The officer was taken to a hospital and was expected to recover, according to city police and the FBI. Jill McCabe, a spokeswoman for the FBI's Phoenix office, said someone has been detained and there's no indication of a further threat to the public.

The FBI said it's not releasing more information as it investigates. Police had released a photo of a silver sedan spotted leaving the area. The court security officer works for the US Marshals Service and was struck in their protective vest, said a law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the investigation publicly.

Court security officers work under the direction of the US Marshals Service but generally are employed by private security companies. Hours after the shooting, a street around the courthouse was closed to traffic, roped off by yellow tape with police officers standing on each corner. Four armed federal officers were talking outside the main entrance to the courthouse, which was still open to the public, according to a court clerk.

The shooting on Tuesday came after the weekend ambush of two Los Angeles County deputies who were sitting in their parked vehicle when a man walked up to the passenger's side and fired multiple rounds. The deputies were struck in the head and critically wounded but are expected to recover. The gunman hasn't been captured, and a motive has not been determined.

Federal courthouses have been flashpoints for recent violence, but it's not clear who shot the officer in Phoenix or why..

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