PHOENIX (3TV / CBS 5) – Police have identified the man who allegedly shot a motorcycle officer on Interstate 17 in north Phoenix. Colin Downs, 29 (Source: Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office) Colin Downs, 29, was taken into custody Friday morning following an accident. According to Phoenix police, Downs was driving south on Interstate 17 near Yorkshire Drive around 9 a.m. when he stopped next to the motorcycle officer and shot him through the rear window of his car. As Downs continued on I-17 at over 125 mph, he was seen throwing a gun out the window. Shortly after gunfire was fired, Downs collided with two other vehicles on Interstate 17 and Greenway Road and was taken into custody. Driver arrested after allegedly firing shots at Phoenix police officer 2:30 man who shot a police officer from a car crashed into a moving truck in north Phoenix +21 police situation on I-17 northbound in the north from Phoenix to be an enterprise box truck, Downs’ car, and a white SUV. The video also showed investigators on the freeway looking for evidence and a traffic safety device north of Deer Valley Road. A four-mile stretch of I-17 south between Deer Valley and Greenway Road was closed for several hours. (Source: 3TV / CBS 5) According to the police, the officer was not injured. Injured in the crash, Downs was rushed to hospital and then arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm when doctors released him. It is not clear at this point why Downs allegedly targeted the cop. Copyright 2021 KPHO / KTVK (KPHO Rundfunkgesellschaft). All rights reserved.
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