Phoenix Police Officer Shot and Killed (Video)
Posted by Jim Hoft on Wednesday, May 26, 2010, 6:15 AM
A Phoenix polieceman was shot and killed in the line of duty this morning.
A Phoenix policeman was shot and killed this morning. Officials have not released the identity of the officer or the suspect.
AZ Family reported:
A police officer was killed in an early morning in shooting in Phoenix Wednesday, and investigators said they do have a suspect in custody.
It happened at about 1 a.m. near a gas station and convenience store in the area of 19th and Fairmount avenues, south of Indian School Road.
It all started with reports of a suspicious vehicle driving with its lights off in the neighborhood. Somebody reportedly was trying to hide a Mustang in the carport or garage or a vacant home.
Details of what led up to the shooting were not immediately available, but the shots were fired as officers searched for that Mustang.
Other officers who were on the scene didn’t wait for paramedics. They grabbed their wounded colleague and rushed him in a patrol car to St. Joseph’s Hospital where he later died.
A witness who did not want to go on-camera said she heard what sounded like a car wreck not long before the shots rang out.
Aerial video showed detectives looking at the Mustang, which seems to be central to the investigation. The car had been partially covered with a tarp. When cover was removed, obvious front-end damage was clearly visible.
Video from the scene near the convenience store showed a trio of detectives with a gun in an evidence bag. It’s not known if that gun belonged to the suspect or the officer.
In the course of the incident, the residents of several nearby homes were evacuated while police searched for a suspect, who was eventually found hiding in a shed. That suspect reportedly was injured at some point during his capture, possibly by a police dog.
Officers were still searching the area and collecting evidence hours after the shooting.
At this point, the Phoenix Police Department is not releasing any information about the officer who was killed or about the suspect in their custody. All Sgt. Trent Crump has said is that the officer was stationed at the Squaw Peak Precinct.
The suspect was identified later today.
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redc1c4 commented:
the left had better hope this wasn’t an illegal….
neomom commented:
What a tragedy. Of course he was an illegal. My God, what’s it going to take. Please be careful LEO’s, I’m praying for you.
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Sojourner commented:
..Prayers going out for this young officer, his wife and children, his fellow officers & community of Phoenix.
Agent99 commented:
This is a serious matter. My Son-in-Law is a LEO…A SGT for Lex County! Pray for all Police Officers! I feel that the LEOs in AZ have been placed in a precariuos position needlessly and that BARFY is at the root of the unrelenting pressure on AZ and their Officers! God Bless the family. Most likely the Officer Down was of Latino origins but whether true or not…This is sad and very grievious. **Looking for ODM** Be back!
Agent99 commented:
OfficerDownMemorialPage http://www.odmp.org/ The AZ Officer Will Be HERE SOMEDAY!! Perhaps months. In the Meantime….perhaps look at your State! Or a TREND of States with a high percantage of ‘Officer Down’ in conjunction with % of Illegal Aliens. There IS a Price to PAY for illegals and the most grievous is that of a brutal Death.
Agent99 commented:
TX CA and NY have the Most Officer Down aka Fallen Hereos. http://www.odmp.org/browse.php
ogee commented:
This is what happens when the acting president Barry Dunham goes on world stage public forum and incites violence against AZ. Isn’t that a violation of the constitution with serious consequences? Protect the citzens barfy. Do your job or we will strip you of it along with the perks.
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proof commented:
It’s a sad day regardless of the race, creed or color of the scumbag who shot him.
However, if it was yet another criminal illegally in this country, then our outrage needs to be directed at those who facilitated him being here.
kozanne commented:
As a proud Arizonan, a Phoenix resident, and member of a family with several LEO’s, I am crushed to hear this news today.
God help us.
bg commented:
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heartfelt sympathies & prayers
going out to all concerned..
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kozanne commented:
Local news said that he is in the US legally.
Dave-O commented:
If you are correct Kozanne — God help us – but the Lamestream Media will ignore the story since it doesn’t fit the agenda — “nothing for you to see here folks, just move along” — now we taxpayers get to pay for this scumbag’s attorney — how many more people have to lose their lives due to the Dems inaction?? What a horrific story! Prayers to the family of the officer involved — what a tragic (and utterly SENSELESS!) act!
Opaobie commented:
…the Times Square bomber was in the country “legally”, too. Maybe it’s time to tighten the rules…not that it would affect ILLEGALS or the ones who overstay their Visas.
Agent99 commented:
GateWayPundit OFFLINE for awhile with a 505 Error! ogee @ # 9 WELL SAID!!
Little Orenthal commented:
Could this man have been murdered by a pro-illegal alien Obama supporter? All wee wee’d up from the bogus racist accusations?
I think the admin got some problems…
Agent99 commented:
Follow Jim’s Link….The Perp is Danny Martinez! With A Criminal Record! Anyone recall when the Seattle (or was it Portland????) Police Officers were gunned down. Took awhile to find the perp cuz these groups help their own! As The Link said..”Took awhile to find Danny Martinez”..