Police found a man fatally shot in a central Phoenix apartment Monday afternoon, and the suspect was shot and killed by Phoenix officers several hours later.

Police were called to an apartment complex near Central Avenue and Camelback roads around 12:15 p.m., where they found the man, officials said.

Officers identified a woman who knew the man as the primary suspect. She was found several hours later at the Japanese Friendship Garden, near Third Avenue and Portland Street, police said.

Police said an officer, fearing for his safety, fatally shot the woman, who was armed with a handgun.

The identities and relationship of the two people involved were not released Monday night.

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