A traffic stop in New Taipei turned violent overnight when officers fired on a car that tried to reverse into them, leaving the driver shot in the chest.

• Patrol officers in Xinzhuang were running a drug-driving crackdown when a suspicious car sped away from a stop.
• The driver turned into a dead-end alley, then threw the car into reverse and accelerated toward the officers on foot.
• One officer jumped clear while another fired six shots at the car door and tires to stop it.
• The 47-year-old driver was hit in the chest and a 40-year-old woman in the passenger seat was cut by broken glass; both went to hospital.
• Officers broke a window to pull the pair out and found what appears to be drugs inside the car.

Outlook: The case is under investigation, with the shooting likely to draw scrutiny of when officers may open fire on a moving vehicle.