GLENDALE, Ariz. — A man was injured after a shooting involving masked suspects in Glendale.
According to the Glendale Police Department, a man was in his driveway around 4:30 a.m. near 59th and Peoria avenues in Glendale when someone approached him with a flashlight.
At first, the man reportedly thought it was one of his friends playing a joke, but he quickly noticed three to four masked suspects standing near him.
“He initially made statements that he thought that it was one of his friends just messing around with him early in the morning, at which time he kind of shoved the flashlight out of his face," Glendale Police Sergeant Bryan Hoskin said.
One of the suspects had a gun and they all began to attack the man. He was able to run away from the suspects but was shot in the leg while fleeing, police said. The man made it to a neighbor's house as the suspects returned to the man's home.
Justene Alvarado, who lives next door to the man who was shot, told 12News he was frantically ringing their doorbell before they called 911.
“He seemed super scared, and he said that if we could call the cops, because he got shot in the leg, and he didn't know, like, where the people went or anything, but he was yelling at them and stuff," Alvarado said.
Authorities said the suspects forced a woman in the home into another room while they ransacked the house. Officials added they do not know if anything was taken or what the motive of the attack was.
The only description of the suspects is "masked individuals." The man was taken to a local hospital by Glendale fire where he was treated for a non-life-threatening injury.
Alvarado said she was glad she could help her neighbor in need.
"It felt pretty good to help somebody out, yeah, especially because, you know, he obviously needed the help," she said.
The investigation into the incident is ongoing.
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