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Scottsdale police: Man chases down ex-wife and 2 children in car, shoots one

The shooting happened near Chaparral and Granite Reef roads.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Scottsdale police arrested a man accused of shooting at his ex-wife and her children while in a car Monday afternoon, seriously injuring one of them.

The ex-wife and her children were in a car at Granite Reef and Chaparral around 5:30 p.m. when police say her ex, in another car, started chasing them and fired at them.

Her 15-year-old son was struck, and he was rushed to the hospital where police say he suffered serious injuries but will survive. The woman and her teenage daughter weren’t hurt.

Police later identified the suspect as 42-year-old Jason Robert Moore. Moore was arrested peacefully after he was stopped by SWAT officers along Indian School around 9:30 p.m.

Moore will be facing multiple counts of Attempted Murder, Aggravated Assault, and Endangerment.  

His bail was set at $750,000.

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