UPDATE (5:00 p.m.)
The suspect has been identified as 21-year-old Ronald Ray, according to the Pima County Sheriff's Office.
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UPDATE (9:24 a.m., August 21):
In a news release, Tucson Police said officers responded to a report of a man chasing a woman and her child with a knife at Rudy Garcia Park, 5001 S. Nogales Highway, at about 5:30 p.m., Tuesday.
Officers located the victim in the 4800 block of South Sixth Avenue. While speaking with her, the suspect was seen in the area of the Laos Transit Center, the news release said.
The suspect ran from the transit center and was contacted by officers and one of TPD's K-9 officers at South Sixth Avenue and West Irvington Road. The K-9 was deployed and was injured while trying to apprehend the suspect. It retreated back to its handler. The suspect ran again and was pursued by officers, the news release said.
Officers located the suspect at South Seventh Avenue and West Oklahoma Street. They gave several commands to the suspect and attempted less lethal efforts to arrest him, the news release said.
While making the arrest, an officer's department-issued handgun discharged, striking the ground. The suspect was taken into custody and checked for gunshot trauma, the news release said. Officers could not find any, the news release said.
The suspect was transported to the hospital and was treated for minor injuries. The K-9 is being treated at a local animal hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, the news release said.
The Pima Regional Critical Incident Team has been activated to handle the criminal investigation of the incident.
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The Tucson Police Department says on their X account that there was an officer-involved shooting near 6th Avenue and Oklahoma Street.
They said they’re looking into a situation that began with a suspect getting arrested. They said that suspect was armed with a knife.
They said an officer discharged his weapon but no one was hit.
They said the Pima Regional Critical Incident Team is on the scene to investigate the shooting.
KGUN9 News reporter Andrew Christiansen spoke with a worker from a nearby restaurant who told him he saw a police K9 dog get stabbed by a man that looked to be in his thirties. Police still have to confirm this detail.
The KGUN9 News team will make sure to update this article when more information comes in.
