03-03-2014, 11:00 PM
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Mon Mar 3, 2014 10:49 PM
Two law-enforcement sources have confirmed that William R. Thornton, 28, was the warrant-holder killed in a shootout with Phoenix police that fatally wounded a fugitive-apprehension officer and critically wounded his partner.
Thornton was released from Arizona State Prison Complex-Lewis on Jan. 9 after serving 1 and a half years for a dangerous drug violation and resisting arrest, Arizona Department of Corrections records show.
The two detectives were taken to St. Joseph?s Hospital and Medical Center in critical condition following the 3:30 p.m. incident. Police Chief Daniel V. Garcia said one of the officers died from his wounds. The officer had been with the department for 21 years.
The second officer is now out of surgery and recovering, police have reported.
Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton gave a statement Monday night:
"Hug your loved ones a little closer tonight. This is a very sad day for our city; a very sad day for the Phoenix Police Department. Our department has lost one of its finest and there's another officer fighting for his life. Today is a tragic reminder that our officers risk their lives for us every day. Today is a reminder that we face big city challenges including violence like any other large city."
Across town, the body of the suspect was laying in a parking lot outside a car title business near 43rd Avenue and Bethany Home Road.
Detectives had been pursuing him when the suspect?s white sedan collided with a truck at the intersection. Martos said the man ran from the truck, ?exchanged gunfire? with the officers and was shot and killed.
Wayne Monton, owner of a discount shoe store nearby, said he heard about eight shots from inside his business that were ?loud enough to make (me) think they were big guns.?
When Monton ran outside, he said officers appeared to have a man detained outside the title-loan agency.
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