Police seek suspect in connection to north Phoenix shooting

Police are looking for a man in connection to a shooting in north Phoenix that left a woman in extremely critical condition.

Phoenix police are looking for 19-year-old Maleqe Thompson in connection to the shooting near Desert Cove Avenue and Cave Creek Road on Thursday. Officer responded to an apartment complex in the area and found a woman in her 40s suffering from a gunshot wound.

The suspect was seen leaving the scene over a perimeter wall and is on the loose. Investigators say Thompson and the victim were recently involved in a romantic relationship.

Thompson is considered to be armed and dangerous and should not be approached.

If you have any information, please call the Phoenix Police Department or Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS.