Tempe police were also still on the lookout for a man suspected of driving the stolen vehicle before fleeing moment before the shooting occurred.
A woman who was shot by Tempe police after they said she rammed a stolen vehicle into multiple patrol cars over the weekend was identified by officials on Tuesday as 33-year-old Kristina Duranceau. they were still on the lookout for a man suspected of driving the stolen vehicle earlier that nightThe incident began at about 10:30 p.m. on Oct. 16 when Tempe police officers found a stolen vehicle near Baseline Road and Beck Avenue, Tempe police spokesperson Sgt.
At the time of the incident, some officers searched for the man while others tried to remove two other passengers from the vehicle, both women. As Duranceau continued to ram police cars, one officer and a sergeant at separate times shot in her direction because they feared for their safety, according to Bacon. She eventually hit a non-police vehicle in the area and a retaining wall before getting stuck on a curb, Bacon said.
"This incident was a dynamic, rapidly evolving and fluid event in which Kristina made it clear she was going to make every attempt to evade arrest disregarding the safety of the officers and the community," Bacon said.
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