A man is dead and a Maricopa department spokesman, said County Sheriff's deputy is the deputy was taken to a wounded after being shot in Valley trauma center in the foot during a traffic stable condition. Arpaio said stop Saturday night. the deputy will be OK but may Officials said the deputy was lose a toe. working as part of a DUI Walker said the motorist, 40- taskforce when he stopped a year-old man whose name was motorcyclist for speeding on not released, was sent to a Interstate 17 at Dunlap hospital in critical Avenue about 9 p.m. Sheriff condition. Arpaio later Joe Arpaio told Channel 10 confirmed that the man had that the driver, who appeared died. to be under the influence, Northbound lanes of I-17 are pulled a .45 caliber gun. It closed with significant was not immediately clear who traffic backups, and fired the first shot, but the motorists must exit at deputy was struck in the foot Northern Avenue. and the motorcyclist was shot "It's hard to say how long multiple times. the freeway will be closed," Scott Walker, a Phoenix fire Walker said.
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