GLENDALE, AZ — Glendale Police Department says a 26-year-old man was injured during a shooting involving one of its officers Sunday afternoon.
The incident occurred near 51st and Glendale avenues sometime before 4 p.m.
Police say they responded to the area after multiple reports of a robbery at a store.
Officials say multiple customers and employees called saying that a person was "acting erratically" and "waving what appeared to be a handgun."
Police say the man then left the store.
When an officer arrived on the scene, the man was still "acting erratically and pointed a handgun at the officer."
That is when the officer-involved shooting occurred.
The man, identified as Gohan Kancab, was struck and suffered non-life-threatening injuries. He was taken to a hospital for treatment before being released into police custody.
Kancab has been booked into the Maricopa County Jail and is facing multiple charges for aggravated assault with a simulated weapon, and more.
Officials say the officer involved with the shooting is a two-year veteran of the Glendale Police Department, with 11 total years of law enforcement service.
No officers were injured during the incident.
