{"id":1143,"date":"2026-05-29T16:34:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T16:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=1143"},"modified":"2026-05-29T16:34:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T16:34:54","slug":"man-in-crisis-attacks-2-people-with-axe-in-apache-junction-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=1143","title":{"rendered":"Man in crisis attacks 2 people with axe in Apache Junction, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p><b>APACHE JUNCTION, AZ (AZFamily)<\/b> \u2014 Two people are in the hospital after a man attacked them with an axe in an Apache Junction neighborhood late Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=1141\">Autopsy reveals what happened before ex-Arizona Cardinal Josh Mauro died<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It happened just before 11:30 a.m. on Cedar Drive near Lost Dutchman Boulevard and Warner Drive.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Beaton of the Apache Junction Police Department said the suspect was having a mental health crisis and attacked two roommates.<\/p>\n<p>The two victims were taken to the hospital in serious condition. <\/p>\n<p>The suspect was taken into custody without incident, Beaton said.<\/p>\n<p>He said police had limited contact with the man before the attack. 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