A masked gunman tried to abduct an employee at Banner University Medical Center early Saturday as she walked across a parking lot, authorities say.
The woman told police she was approached about 6 a.m. by a man in a red pickup truck who told her to get into the vehicle, according to a complaint filed in Pima County Justice Court.
The woman said she saw a flash inside the truck as she backed away, leading her to believe a gun had been discharged. She heard a second shot while running toward the building, the complaint said.
A pickup truck matching the vehicle was later found by police in the area, along with a revolver and ammunition, the court document said.
Andy Loya, 42, was arrested on suspicion of attempted kidnapping, aggravated, assault with a deadly weapon and firing a gun in the city, police said.
Loya told police he wore a bandana to cover his face and fired the gun to scare the woman. He also told police he had been drinking heavily and had “blacked out,” the complaint says.
He was being held at the Pima County jail on $100,000 bond.
