Yuma, Arizona - On Saturday, at approximately 1:58 a.m., two Yuma Police Department officers responded to a noise disturbance call at a residence located in the 400 block of South Madison Avenue. The officers knocked on the front door and announced their presence attempting to make contact with the occupant. After numerous attempts at the front door to make contact with the occupant, one officer walked around the residence still attempting to make contact with the occupant, while the other officer spoke with a witness. As the officer who went around the residence came back to the front of the building, the occupant exited the residence with a shotgun and went through the motions used to chamber a round.
The officer took cover behind a vehicle and the occupant moved towards the officer with the shotgun and raised the weapon. The officer fired his duty weapon at the subject striking him. Officers administered first aid on the subject until rescue arrived. The occupant, a 50 year old male, was transported to Yuma Regional Medical Center where he is in stable condition.
No Yuma Police Department officers were injured during this incident. The officer that fired his duty weapon has been placed on administrative leave per department policy.
The Yuma Police Department is conducting the investigation into the shooting.
The Yuma Police Department encourages anyone with any information about this case to please call the Yuma Police Department at (928) 373-4700 or 78-Crime at (928) 782-7463 to remain anonymous.