COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman and local bail bondsman Bobby Brown were shot at in Colorado Springs while trying to apprehend a man wanted for attempted second-degree murder, police said.

Sgt. Roger Vargason said the two were attempting to take 35-year-old Hoang Nguyen into custody at an apartment complex at about 7:15 p.m. Tuesday when Nguyen shot at them at least once with a handgun and fled on a motorcycle. No injuries were reported.

Vargason said initial callers to police reported that Chapman and Brown were armed with machine guns, which turned out to be paintball guns. Chapman's Web site said he was armed with a pepper-ball gun.

"We're 100 yards from him. He is right in front of our eyes," Brown said, recalling the shooting. "Then all of a sudden, he turns around and makes a gesture. He has a gun. You hear a pop. It was just kind of surreal."

Witness Trae Coleman said he let his dog outside of his apartment and saw "to my right a guy on a motorcycle and he starts shooting at them."

"It was pretty wild," Coleman said.

Chapman later caught up with Nguyen at about 1:30 a.m. and took him into custody. El Paso County Jail records indicate Nguyen was being held on 13 charges, but details weren't immediately available. He was also wanted for domestic violence and a gun charge.

Lt. David Whitlock said police have been unable to find any shell casings or bullet holes related to the reported shooting.

Chapman is best known for A&E's "Dog the Bounty Hunter" TV reality series. His film crew was with him during the attempted arrest but the crew told police they missed filming the shooting.

Brown said the show keeps criminals off the streets.

"Law enforcement, unfortunately, does not have the manpower to go out and execute warrants and arrest people on outstanding warrants," Brown said. "We go out arrest people and make sure they go to court and it's at no cost to the taxpayers."

When asked if the situation helps or hurts the Colorado Springs Police Department, Whitlock replied, "Clearly, when you have a television show it's about ratings. Ratings are about self promotion, maybe not necessarily community service."

"We are pretty confident that we're taking care of business and arresting criminals down here too," he added.