Tempe police shoot suspect who rammed patrol units in attempted escape
Oct 17, 2022, 6:35 AM | Updated: Oct 18, 2022, 4:42 pm
(Facebook Photo/Tempe Police Department)
(Facebook Photo/Tempe Police Department)
PHOENIX – Police in Tempe said they shot one suspect and are searching for another after a parking lot confrontation late Sunday.
The Tempe Police Department said Monday officers on alert for a stolen vehicle stopped the vehicle with two people inside near Baseline Road and Priest Drive around 10:30 p.m.
The driver ran away but the passenger remained. That person ignored police orders and instead got behind the wheel and rammed the patrol units, police said.
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Officers fired at the vehicle and struck the second person.
The unidentified person was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.
The suspect who fled is still at-large, police said, and the investigation is ongoing.
No other details were made available.
