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Tucson police detain shooting suspect near Blacklidge and Dodge Monday afternoon

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TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — UPDATE 08/01

TPD has provided an update to this story, saying the suspect was eventually located in the Grant and Alvernon area, and detained after a traffic stop.

Police say 55-year-old Christopher Harms was charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly shooting at three victims. None of the three were injured.

According to police, officers initially responded Monday to reports of a shooting on East Patricia Street, a residential street near East Blacklidge Drive and North Dodge Boulevard. They report arriving at the house and finding no one injured.

Officers determined the suspect was possibly inside a house on the street, and hostage and SWAT teams were called in to assist, eventually determining the suspect was not at that location.

Harms has been booked into Pima County Jail.

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Tucson Police Department were at the location of an alleged aggravated assault, and told KGUN 9 the scene near East Blacklidge Drive and North Dodge Boulevard is "still very active."

Reports say SWAT was at the location. According to police, officers were working on finding the suspect.

They said no injuries have been reported.

KGUN9 has reached out to police for more information on what happened. We will update this article once we learn more on the situation.