Man arrested for firing at police responding to domestic violence incident

Nov 6, 2021, 2:32 PM

(Facebook File Photo/Phoenix Police Department)

BY KTAR.COM

PHOENIX — Phoenix police have arrested a 28-year-old man after being called to a domestic violence incident that resulted in a patrol vehicle being struck with a bullet.

According to a release, police responded to the area near 67th Avenue and Camelback Road and learned that a man had fired several gunshots into the air.

Police said that the suspect fired multiple shots in their direction with one of the shots hitting a patrol vehicle.

The man was taken into custody with “less than lethal force” and brought to a hospital for injuries.

There were no other injuries suffered in the incident.

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