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A woman was killed and nine officers injured in Phoenix shooting and barricade situation

A woman was fatally shot and nine police officers were injured early Friday in a Phoenix suburb, police said.

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A woman was fatally shot and nine police officers were injured early Friday in a Phoenix suburb, police said.

Highlights

  • Police identify the suspect as 36-year-old Morris Jones, 36, who was found dead inside the home.
  • A woman was fatally shot and nine police officers were injured early Friday in a Phoenix suburb, police said.
  • The officers were responding to a report of a shooting in Buckeye, west of Phoenix, Arizona.
  • 15 officers were shot across the US in the last 24 hours, according to a CNN tally.
  • The shootings are “a stark reminder of the violence our officers encounter in every community,” the president of the National Fraternal Order of Police says in a statement.
  • The baby involved in the incident is now in custody of the Department of Child Services.