PHOENIX — A Buckeye teen told police he ran over a man who had allegedly shot at him on Monday night, according to authorities.
Buckeye police were called due to a report of shots fired on Shooting Star Lane, near Maricopa Road and Sunset Point Boulevard, around 8:30 p.m.
As officers were headed to the scene of the shooting, a crash was reported in the same area.
At the scene of the crash, officers found a man who was seriously hurt lying in the street. A gun was also found on the ground near the man.
He was later taken to the hospital with injuries that were considered life-threatening.
As officers investigated, they discovered that the shooting and crash were related.
How shooting led to Buckeye teen running man over
Police said the man had gone to his ex-girlfriend’s home on Shooting Star Lane, which violated an order of protection.
The man allegedly threatened the woman and was then told to leave by a teenage boy who lives in the home.
Police said the man shot at the teen before driving away in his truck.
The teen then got into his own truck and was leaving when he saw the man’s truck, police said.
The boy told police that the suspect got out of the truck and pointed the gun at him again. That’s when the teen ran the man over, police said.
No arrests have been made in this case.
No other details were released.
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