A drug arrest in Taichung turned violent when a suspect tried to ram his way past police, ending with him shot and wounded — a rare burst of gunfire on a Taiwanese street.

• Police in Taichung's East District ambushed a black BMW in a narrow alley during a drug investigation.
• A 44-year-old man in the passenger seat lunged for the wheel and hit the gas to escape.
• Officers smashed a window, fired warning shots, then shot 16 rounds at the car's tyres.
• The man was hit near his hip and taken to hospital; two other people in the car surrendered on the ground.
• Two sets of "zombie" vape cartridges — laced with synthetic drugs — were seized from the car.

Outlook: All three face drug and obstruction charges pending blood and urine tests.