PHOENIX — A man is in custody after an officer-involved shooting at a hotel near Interstate 17 and Bell Road on Friday afternoon.
On Saturday afternoon Phoenix police identified the suspect as 26-year-old Jayden Bush. Bush was booked into Maricopa County jail for multiple charges including warrants, weapons violations, drug charges and aggravated assault.
Earlier news:
The Phoenix Police Department in a tweet said officers were working an "active scene" near 27th Avenue and Bell Road but the scene has since been secured.
At a news conference Friday evening, Phoenix Police Sgt. Vincent Cole said the department received a call about an aggravated assault from a security guard involving a possible trespassing subject.
When the security guard went to speak to the man, the man was armed and pointed that firearm at the security guard, Cole said. The security guard followed the subject and contacted the police.
The subject continued walking and encountered an acquaintance of his, Cole said, then got into a dispute and struck the acquaintance several times with a weapon.
The man then continued into a nearby hotel where police deployed less-lethal weapons, but the man continued through the hotel.
Cole said after a second police encounter with the man, he pointed his firearm, which led to police firing at the man. He then continued to run through the hotel, then hid in a laundry room and barricaded himself.
Cole said bean bags were deployed and the man was taken into custody. He was taken to a hospital for his injuries.
Witness describes incident
“We were scared for a second,” said Alexander Vazquez who was getting ready to check out of the hotel. “We didn’t know what was going on, they were telling us not to come out of the room.”
Vazquez told 12News he heard officers give commands asking someone to show their hands.
“I heard a big bang… and then I see the cops walking down the hallway,” he said. “They had their shields and were behind each other and I looked outside and there were a bunch of cops outside.”
Moments later he heard gunshots at the end of the hallway on the third floor.
“We heard like four gunshots in a row going off,” Vazquez said.
It’s unclear if the person detained or anyone else who was at the hotel was injured.
“It was terrifying,” said Rhianna Ring. “I saw a group of cops come in and they were pulling shotguns out of the back of their cop car and have everything barricaded off and they were telling everyone to stay in their rooms.”
“It was an eventful morning, that’s for sure,” Ring said.
This is a breaking news story, 12 News will update this story as more information becomes available.
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