A 21-year-old man is in the hospital after McKinney police say he turned towards officers with a gun and one fired.
The shooting happened in the 600 block of East Graham Street around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
McKinney Police said witnesses told them that 21-year-old Malik Riley crashed his car in the 1400 block of Amscott Street and began waving a gun in the air.
They said Riley took several things from the car before ignoring officers' commands and leading them on a foot chase into a nearby neighborhood.
Get top local stories in DFW delivered to you every morning. Sign up for NBC DFW's News Headlines newsletter.
On Graham Street, police say an officer deployed a taser that didn’t work.
That’s when police said Riley displayed a gun and turned towards the officers.
They said a single officer fired, hitting Riley in the abdomen.
Local
The latest news from around North Texas.
Tuesday night, Riley was being treated at a local hospital.
According to police, there’s a warrant for his arrest in Colorado on weapons charges.
“I just heard the cop tell him to stop, or whatever, and they and I heard the taser and when they made it around the corner I just heard the four gunshots and that was it,” said witness Juan Roman.
According to McKinney Police, the Texas Rangers are now taking over the investigation.
