A man was shot near Greenfield Road and U.S. 60 in Mesa on Sunday afternoon and drove himself to the hospital, according to authorities. Mesa Police Department officers responded after people in two separate vehicles were involved in a shooting, and the man's current condition remains unknown. Police say all other parties believed to be involved have been located by officers, and the investigation remains ongoing.
Officers closed Greenfield Road in both directions around the U.S. 60 freeway on Sunday afternoon to examine the scene, after receiving a call around 2:30 p.m. regarding a shooting involving occupants of two vehicles, according to KTAR News. As 12News reported, police said there is no ongoing threat to the community despite the unresolved circumstances of the shooting.
What Triggered the Gunfire Remains Unclear
Investigators have not released descriptions of the people involved, and what sparked the shooting remains unclear.
Greenfield Road was closed in both directions during the investigation. It is not the first time gunfire has snarled traffic on this stretch of highway — in August 2025, Mesa police responded to a shooting along U.S. 60 near Alma School Road that hospitalized a 37-year-old man and forced a full freeway closure in both directions, according to a report from FOX 10 Phoenix.
A Pattern of Violence Along the US 60 Corridor
The Greenfield Road shooting adds to a string of violent incidents that have played out along or near this East Valley corridor in recent months. Maricopa County prosecutors indicted a suspect on felony kidnapping and aggravated assault charges stemming from an August 10, 2025, vehicle chase on U.S. 60 that ended in an officer-involved shooting, according to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office. Mesa has also seen other recent gun violence, including a shooting last month that injured four people near McKellips and Center Street.
Arizona's roadways have drawn national scrutiny for exactly this kind of violence. An analysis by the Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund ranked Arizona second highest in the nation for road rage shootings, recording 33 deaths and injuries in 2021 and a victim rate of 3.67 per million residents in 2023. A separate Forbes Advisor survey ranked Arizona drivers as the most confrontational in the country, with a score of 100 out of 100.
Potential Felony Exposure Under Arizona Law
Potential Felony Exposure Under Arizona Law If investigators determine that someone intentionally discharged a weapon from inside a vehicle at another person or occupied vehicle, Arizona law treats that act as a drive-by shooting under A.R.S. § 13-1209, a Class 2 felony. Per the Tamou Law Group, dangerous offenses carry a longer sentencing range, and some carry mandatory prison time with no probation. A motor vehicle used in violation of the law is subject to seizure for forfeiture, and the statute provides for driver's license revocation lasting one to five years.
Mesa police have not released suspect descriptions or clarified what led to Sunday's confrontation, and the man who drove himself to the hospital has not had his condition publicly confirmed.
