Aubrey McCleve

The Republic | azcentral.com

Law-enforcement officers shot a 55-year-old man after he drove his car toward them when they had him blocked in at a central Tempe motel late Tuesday morning, according to a police spokesman.

The shooting involved the U.S. Marshals Service, whose agents were seeking 55-year-old John Landolfi on multiple felony warrants for weapon violations.

He was seen by authorities in the lobby of a Tempe motel on Apache and Smith at about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, said Lt. Mike Pooley, a Tempe police spokesman.

Landolfi tried to leave the area near Apache Boulevard and McClintock Road as officers approached and got into a car, Pooley said.

Landolfi's car was pinned between two police vehicles and he started ramming the officers' cars, Pooley said, prompting police to fire at the man.

The officers struck Landolfi multiple times, Pooley said, and he was taken to a hospital in an unknown condition.

No officers were hurt or shot during the shooting, but some of their vehicles were damaged, he said.