infoFormer Arizona bakery employee arrested in drive-by shooting outside workplace

Former Arizona bakery employee arrested in drive-by shooting outside workplace

Peter Deng, 41,was arrested on suspicion of attempted homicide, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated assault with serious physical injury, drive-by shooting and two counts of aggravated assault with a firearm for pointing his handgun at the officers serving his warrant for arrest, according to the arrest report filed in Maricopa County Superior Court Monday.

According to the probable cause statement filed in court documents, the victim told police Dent shot her three times.

Court documents detail how she was headed to the bakery when she saw a black sedan pull up next to her with a gun sticking out of the driver's side window. Video footage from the bakery shows the black sedan driving up to the victim. She then appears to panic, attempt to run and then fall to the ground beforethe car drives off. Detectives later found four spent shell casings in the road where the victim was shot.

Officers found Deng crawling on the floor, sticking his head out around a corner and pointing a handgun at the officers when they arrived at his apartment, according tot he statement. Investigators said gun appeared to fail and he kept trying to rack the gun, pointing it again at officers. Deng then went back into a bedroom and tried to barricade himself. Officers deployed \"less lethal munitions into the room,\" according to the arrest report.

Deng is being held on a $1 million bail.