PHOENIX — An Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper was injured in a shooting near 21st Avenue and Thomas Road late Monday morning.
Phoenix police say the incident started near 21st Avenue and Thomas Road where a DPS trooper was shot by a suspect just after 11:30 a.m. The trooper had originally made contact with the suspect for a civil traffic incident, according to Phoenix police.
During that time officials say the suspect opened fire on the trooper, striking him once. The trooper was taken to a hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.
Phoenix police gave an update Monday evening on what led to the shooting.
Police say the suspect took off in his vehicle and was later spotted by Phoenix police officers.
While officers were attempting to stop the suspect's vehicle, the man fired shots at the officers and officers returned fire. The suspect then drove away and crashed into a wall near 36th and Virginia avenues. The suspect was pronounced dead at that scene.
One of the officers was injured by shrapnel and taken to a hospital for treatment. That officer has since been released.
Police have not said if officer gunfire struck the suspect or not during this incident.
The suspect who died has been identified as 29-year-old Luis Mateo Jacobo Borja. Officials originally incorrectly identified Borja as someone else, because he had their ID card on him and had assumed the person's identity in the past.
