AVONDALE, Ariz. — An 18-year-old man was shot after an altercation with police happened at a McDonald's in Avondale early Sunday, officials said.
The Avondale Police Department said officers were sent to the McDonald's on 99th Avenue and McDowell Road to check on Ta’jahi Price who was sleeping in the drive-through around 3:45 a.m.
When officers arrived, police said they found Price asleep in the vehicle with a gun.
After police reportedly saw the weapon, the area was cleared of any bystanders, officials said. Police said the officers made several attempts to wake Price up without opening his vehicle.
When Price did wake up, police said there was an "altercation" and one officer shot Price, resulting in him having two gunshot wounds in the leg.
No one else was injured in the incident.
Officials have not yet said what led up to the shooting.
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