A shooting incident in Mesa led to a pursuit and crash involving the suspect, police said.
PHOENIX — A man is in the hospital following an incident with Mesa police, authorities said.
Officers found the suspected vehicle and tried to pull it over, but the vehicle did not stop. Officers pursued the vehicle into Tempe, where it was involved in a single vehicle crash near Baseline Road and McClintock Drive, police said.The suspect ran along Baseline Road from McClintock Drive. Officers attempted to catch up to the suspect by driving the same direction, but the suspect then turned and ran toward the officers, police said.
Another officer then hit the suspect with his patrol car, police said. According to police, the suspect reached for his waistband prior to the officer hitting him. The vehicle then collided with a tree.A picture of the tree that was hit by a Mesa patrol car on Sept. 30, 2023. Courtesy of Tim Thomas.
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