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A man wielding a machete who was holding a child hostage inside a Phoenix apartment on Wednesday night was hospitalized after being shot by officers, police said.

The incident happened at around 10 p.m. on Sept. 24 near 31st Avenue and Bethany Home Road.

The Phoenix Police Department says officers responded to a 911 text of a domestic violence incident at an apartment.

"Officers were informed by radio dispatch that a man was holding a toddler hostage with a machete," police said.

Once at the scene, officers looked inside the apartment through an open door and saw the man holding a machete with a toddler on his lap. Police say the man refused to let the child go and surrender.

"Officers used a less-lethal tool; however, it was ineffective," police said. "The man did not drop the machete, and did not let go of the toddler, and this was when the officer involved shooting occurred."

FOX 10's Danielle Miller reports.

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