A sergeant pulled a car over near 83rd Avenue and West Cholla Street at 10:50 p.m. on Wednesday night for a suspected traffic violation, according to a Facebook post by the Peoria Police Department.
When the sergeant got to the car, the 23-year-old male driver reached for a gun in his lap, and the sergeant fired "at least one round at the subject," which struck the man in the face, the post stated.
The man was taken to a hospital and treated for his injuries, the post said. His identity will be released as soon as he is out of the hospital and booked into jail, the department said.
No one else was injured in the shooting.
Peoria Police Department said the sergeant was wearing a body camera, and it was activated, the post stated.