PHOENIX — Phoenix police officers were involved in a shooting and pursuit Wednesday night near 27th and Northern Avenues.
Police say officers were "proactive policing" in the area around 5 p.m. Authorities say proactive policing is "doing police work without a call for service."
At some point, the officers had attempted to contact a vehicle with two men inside. It is unknown at this time why the vehicle was stopped.
Officers told the driver to stop the vehicle and asked both men to get out of the vehicle. The driver then allegedly attempted to drive away from the scene, and in doing so, careened in the direction of an officer. That was when the officer-involved shooting happened.
Police provided an update on the shooting Wednesday night:
After the shooting, the vehicle left the area. Officers started a pursuit that ended near 59th and Northern avenues in a crash.
One person in the vehicle was detained at the scene of the crash and another ran into a nearby neighborhood. That individual was located and detained shortly after.
Police say both men were taken to a hospital with gunshot wounds and are believed to have non-life-threatening injuries.
Police say that no officers were injured during the incident.
This is the second shooting involving Phoenix police on Wednesday. Just after midnight, Phoenix police were involved in a shooting in Gilbert while officers were following up on an alleged aggravated assault.
