Delivery driver shoots at bat-wielding attacker in West Valley neighborhood

PHOENIX – A delivery driver shot at a bat-wielding attacker in a Peoria neighborhood on Thursday morning, authorities said.

The incident occurred just before 7 a.m. in a subdivision of the Vistancia community near White Peak Drive and 137th Avenue, according to the Peoria Police Department.

Osley Puente-Marquez, 40, of Phoenix allegedly exited his vehicle and swung a bat at the delivery driver during a confrontation, police said.

The driver used pepper spray, which was ineffective, before firing a gun in self-defense, police said. The bullet did not hit anybody.

After conducting interviews and reviewing surveillance video, police arrested Puente-Marquez and booked him into jail on counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, disorderly conduct and forgery.

No other details were made available.

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