An Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper has been shot in Phoenix, and the suspect is dead.
Phoenix Police say the incident began just after 11:30 a.m. on June 19 near 21st Avenue and Thomas Road when a suspect shot a trooper who was trying to pull him over.
The suspect drove from the area and Phoenix Police officers were called out to help.
Phoenix Police Sgt. Melissa Soliz says officers saw the suspect pulling into a home at 27th Avenue and Garfield Street, but then he started to leave.
An officer followed the suspect and around 35th Drive and Holly Street, “An officer got out of his patrol Tahoe and gave commands to the suspect to get out of the car. The suspect fired a gun at the officer. The officer returned fire with his rifle. The suspect drove off north through the neighborhood.”
The suspect drove away and shot at another officer near 36th Avenue and Encanto Boulevard, hitting the officer’s SUV several times, including the windshield. That officer was taken to the hospital for possible shrapnel injuries, Soliz said.
The suspect then drove away and crashed into a wall at a dead end near 36th Avenue and Virginia Avenue. He had a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The trooper and officer were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries and have been released.
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