On the afternoon of October 10, Phoenix erupted into chaos as a man opened fire while driving wildly through city streets. The incident prompted a swift response from local law enforcement, leading to the eventual arrest of the suspect. Details of the harrowing chase and its conclusion were released in a Critical Incident Briefing by the Phoenix Police Department.
Taking place around 4th Avenue and Osborn Road, the situation began when a two-officer patrol unit heard gunfire near them, and the sound, which was spotted by a witness, was coming from an alley next to an apartment complex. Upon investigating, the officers encountered a man with a rifle on top of his car roof, who, disregarding their commands, grabbed the weapon, got into his vehicle, and fled, shooting as he went. The pursuit twisted through Phoenix’s neighborhoods, and nobody was injured by the suspect’s seemingly random gunfire.
The chase escalated as officers from the Tactical Support Bureau took over, attempting to manage the dangerous scene unfolding across Phoenix. The pursuit finally came to an end at 16th Street and Portland Street, where officers used a tactical maneuver to stop the car. “During the stop, one officer observed the man reaching for the weapon in his car, the officer fired his duty gun striking the man,” stated the briefing…