PEORIA, AZ — A man has been taken to a hospital after a shooting involving Peoria police Friday morning.
The incident happened at a home near 75th Avenue and Thunderbird Road around 9 a.m.
Glendale Police officials, who are in charge of the investigation, say Peoria officers were responding to check the welfare of a 43-year-old man at the home when they discovered that he was armed. They say while en route to the residence officers received word that the man was threatening to kill himself.
Glendale PD says when officers arrived the man exited the house with a rifle and shouted "shoot me" and then pointed the gun at them.
Officers fired at the armed man, who then retreated into the home and barricaded himself inside.
Officials say the man was shot by officers and taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
No officers were hurt during this incident.
Video from the scene late Friday morning showed a large continued police presence in the neighborhood.
Just before 1:30 p.m., police said the man had been taken into custody and evacuations in place in the area had been lifted.
The man, identified as Judd Williams, was later released from the hospital and booked into the Maricopa County Jail and is facing multiple charges including aggravated assault on police and misconduct involving weapons.
