Florence officer involved shooting

FLORENCE, AZ - A Florence Police officer fired his weapon while trying to make an arrest southeast of the Valley Sunday morning.

No one was injured in the incident which happened just before 7a.m. at the intersection of Hunt Highway and Felix road.

Florence Police say an officer noticed a suspicious pickup which appeared to be having mechanical problems. When the officer stopped the vehicle, six or seven people in the truck began running in to the desert.

As the officer was taking one person in to custody,  he saw what he believed to be a weapon in another suspect's hands and fired at least once.

The officer arrested Mariano Guerro Florentino,39, who was later released to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody for immigration violations.

A search of the area was done by the Florence Police Dept with the assistance of Pinal County Sheriff's Office, and the Coolidge Police Department and they were unable to locate the other individuals involved.

The officer is on administrative leave until the investigation is completed.