Overview
- Officers investigating a reported stolen vehicle encountered a man with a rifle on a car roof, who drove off despite commands, police said.
- During the chase through Phoenix neighborhoods, the driver fired multiple times from inside the vehicle, and officials said it was unclear what he was shooting at.
- Police used a tactical maneuver to stop the car near 16th and Roosevelt around 6:56 p.m. Friday, and an officer then shot the suspect, who was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.
- No officers or bystanders were reported injured, there are no outstanding suspects, and traffic restrictions extended overnight, including the I-10 offramp at 16th Street.
- In a separate Oct. 1 incident, DPS is seeking dashcam footage and tips after a 22-year-old man was shot in the leg during a road-rage attack on westbound I-10 near 43rd Avenue.