PHOENIX (3TV / CBS 5) – Phoenix police said a man shot himself after shooting at police during a traffic stop early Saturday morning. The situation began with a traffic stop at a Jack in the Box near Glendale Avenue and the southbound Interstate 17 front street. (Source: 3TV / CBS 5) Police stopped a car with an expired license plate at a Jack in the Box near Glendale Avenue and southbound Interstate 17. Sgt. Andy Williams says the driver fired a gun and hit the officer’s patrol car. The driver, whose name was not disclosed, then drove away. Police found the car in a neighborhood about a mile west of the traffic stop. However, the driver was not in the car. There was a massive police presence in the area, including a SWAT team. (Source: 3TV / CBS 5) “A single shot was heard during a search for the suspect and the suspect was found dead in thick bushes with an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound,” said Williams from the scene. Copyright 2021 KPHO / KTVK (KPHO Rundfunkgesellschaft). All rights reserved.
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