PEORIA, AZ — A man in a reportedly stolen vehicle was injured in a shooting involving Peoria officers Wednesday morning near 89th and Peoria avenues.
Authorities say they responded to reports of a stolen vehicle just before 3:30 a,m.
After some time, when police located the vehicle, a passenger, identified by police as 41-year-old Anthony Sesmas, left the area.
Before searching for Sesmas, officers took the female driver into custody.
Sesmas later pulled out a handgun, which prompted two officers to open fire, hitting Sesmas, according to Peoria police.
Sesmas was taken to a hospital, say police.
Neither of the officers involved in the shooting was hurt, according to police.
Police say Sesmas will be booked on multiple felony charges once he is released from the hospital.
The investigation into the incident is ongoing.
