Police in Taichung shot and wounded a suspect who tried to ram officers with his car during a drug arrest — a violent end to an otherwise routine operation, with no officers hurt.

• Officers moved to surround a suspect in a drug case on a roadside in Taichung's East District.
• The man tried to drive off and ram officers, and police fired 16 shots to stop him.
• A man in his forties was hit in the buttocks and taken to hospital.
• No police were injured, and the case is still under investigation.

Outlook: Investigators will review the shooting and the underlying drug case in the coming days.