GUADALUPE, Ariz. (AP) - Authorities have released the name of a suspect who was wounded during a shootout with Maricopa County Sheriff’s deputies in the town of Guadalupe.
They say 36-year-old Jason Sanchez-Vasquez remained in critical condition Thursday at Maricopa County Medical Center.
Sheriff’s officials say Sanchez-Vasquez shot from a second stolen vehicle he had allegedly carjacked at gunpoint as it raced through the streets of Guadalupe on Wednesday afternoon.
Deputies confronted Sanchez-Vasquez, who had fled the scene of the first reported carjacking.
They say Sanchez-Vasquez rammed the stolen car into the sheriff’s vehicle and continued to shoot despite commands from the deputies to surrender.
Deputies returned fire, wounding Sanchez-Vasquez.
Authorities say he has prior violent felony convictions including weapons charges and has served time in the state prison system.
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