PHOENIX, AZ (KPNX/NBC News) A troubling incident was captured on live television during a Phoenix, Arizona reporter’s live-shot Monday evening.

KPNX reporter Joe Dana was covering the sentencing phase of a trial when a man was seen striking a wheelchair-bound woman in the background of the shot.

The newsroom was immediately flooded with calls from concerned viewers. Police said they also received calls from concerned citizens.

After responding to the incident and interviewing the two people involved, Phoenix police arrested 60-year-old Randall Burgess.

Police said Burgess and the woman both showed signs of intoxication. The woman was escorted back to her apartment.

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