Breaking: Phx,Az Chief Garcia: 1 officer dead, 1 critical after fugitive gun battle

[brassmonkey]

PHOENIX (CBS5) -

One Phoenix police officer was shot and killed and another one is in critical condition after a gun battle with a fugitive near 43rd Avenue and Bethany Home Road Monday afternoon.

The officer, who was not identified, has been with the department for 21 years.

"I ask the residents of Phoenix to keep the officers in their prayers," Garcia said.

The other officer is "fighting for his life," said Garcia said. The name of the suspect, who was shot and killed, is not known.

CBS 5 News crews saw an ambulance flanked by police vehicles racing to St. Joseph's Hospital.

Phoenix police Sgt. Steve Martos said the two officers on fugitive apprehension detail were pursuing a suspect wanted on a felony warrant at about 3:20 p.m.

The suspect, realizing he was being followed, collided with several other vehicles, Martos said. Two people were injured in the crash - a 50-year-old man and an 83-year-old woman.

"After the collision, the suspect fled on foot around a building," Martos said.

The officers got out of their car and chased the suspect into the parking lot near the TitleMax. The suspect started shooting at the two officers, Martos said.

A third undercover officer with the fugitive apprehension squad appeared on the scene and heard gunshots.

The officer saw the suspect shooting at the two other officers, Martos said. The third officer shot the suspect, according to Martos.

CBS 5 News spoke with a woman who was nearby.

"We were just right by the door and all of a sudden it was just like, 'Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom,'" the unidentified woman said.

Martos said police are not searching for any other suspects.

The scene is roped off with crime tape.

The intersection will remain closed for hours, police said. Officers urged motorists to avoid the area.

Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton tweeted, "Nicole and I and the entire City of Phoenix family are praying hard for our two police officers and their families."

It was the second officer-involved shooting of the day.

At about 4 a.m. Monday, police responded to an alarm at Legendary Guns of the West Inc., near 19th Avenue just north of Camelback Road.

One suspect fired a handgun as he ran away after being confronted by police and an officer fired at him when he pointed a gun at the officer, investigators said.

Two people were taken into custody and officers searched several neighborhoods for a third suspect

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[Rumbledog]

Isn't it funny they don't have mugshots yet?

This is another staged event, no officers named. No names or info on any suspects.

No one seen bodies, witnesses looked coached.

I smell BULLSHIT

[brassmonkey]

Originally Posted by Rumbledog

Isn't it funny they don't have mugshots yet?

This is another staged event, no officers named. No names or info on any suspects.

No one seen bodies, witnesses looked coached.

I smell BULLSHIT

it's a hard process to tell people this kind of thing. they have to tell the families first

[Rumbledog]

Not true. Many times before we knew who tho police were and the suspects right away.
They even show prior mugshots of the so called criminal past.

I am sure they will come up with names to make a cover story.

I have worked in OP's and this is an OP.

You just have to be quick to connect the dots right away.
Same as it goes in the field or you die.

[AsianDivaGirlsWebDude]

Relax Eddie...

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.

ADG

[brassmonkey]

Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude

Relax Eddie...







ADG

it's not good i know the process personally when someone is killed

[SBJ]

Originally Posted by Rumbledog

Isn't it funny they don't have mugshots yet?

This is another staged event, no officers named. No names or info on any suspects.

No one seen bodies, witnesses looked coached.

I smell BULLSHIT

then wipe your ass better Eddie and you won't smell shit

sad deal.. I use to know someone that lived on Bethany home.. shitty area!

[RandyRandy]

More victims from the "War on Drugs".