Man shoots, kills himself after shooting at officers and fleeing, police say The man was pulled over for an expired license plate when he fired at an officer's patrol vehicle, the Phoenix Police Department said. Credit: 12 News Author: 12 News Updated: 9:49 AM MST May 15, 2021 PHOENIX — A man was found in thick brush with a self-inflicted gunshot wound after shooting at police and fleeing, the Phoenix Police Department said. The man was pulled over for having an expired license plate, the department said. While stopped, the man pulled out a handgun and fired it at the responding officer's patrol vehicle. The man fled in the vehicle from the scene, police said.