PHOENIX — A man was taken to a hospital after a shooting involving Phoenix police officers on Sunday.
Officials say it happened just after 2:30 p.m. near 24th Street and Cactus Road.
According to a Phoenix police spokesperson, an officer attempted to make a traffic stop. Before the officer left his car, "the man got out of his vehicle and began arguing with the officer."
After the officer requested the man's driver's license, the man argued with the officer, which later escalated to a physical altercation, according to police.
"During the fight, a witness stopped to help the officer by trying to pull the man away. As the fight continued, the driver attempted to grab the officer’s gun from its holster. The officer unholstered his weapon and fired one round, striking the man in the lower extremity," said a news release.
Additional officers rendered aid to the man, and he was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The officer involved was also taken to a hospital as a precaution and has since been released.
The suspect will be booked into the Maricopa County Jail once he is released from the hospital.
The investigation is ongoing.
