TEMPE, AZ — Tempe police officers were involved in a shooting overnight, according to the department.
Officers say one person is in custody and no officers were hurt during the incident.
The incident started before midnight while officers were working a street-racing operation known as Operation Street Sweep. Officers reportedly saw a vehicle driving dangerously, running red lights and committing other traffic violations, so they conducted a traffic stop near Mill Avenue and Rio Salado Parkway.
While officers were attempting to make contact with the driver, the driver put the vehicle in reverse and rammed the patrol car. At that point, police say two of three officers fired their duty weapons, striking the driver.
The driver, identified as 30-year-old Azeez Olaniyan, reportedly suffered non-life-threatening injuries when he was shot and took off from the scene. He was taken into custody a short time later.
Olaniyan was booked on two charges of aggravated assault and one count of felony criminal damage.
The investigation is ongoing.
Officials say this is the first shooting involving the Tempe Police Department in 2024. Records kept by ABC15 on officer-involved shootings confirm this is the first shooting this year involving Tempe officers.
