Chandler Police Officer killed amid overnight pursuit that ended at SanTan Motorplex in Gilbert
Several law enforcement officials were also injured in the incident
Posted: 2:52 AM, Apr 30, 2021
Updated: 2021-04-30 17:50:31-04
A Chandler police officer was killed and a Gilbert officer was injured during a pursuit that ended in the southeast Valley overnight.
GILBERT, AZ â Several law enforcement agencies responded to the SanTan Motorplex in Gilbert overnight for a police incident that left one officer dead and multiple others injured.
Gilbert police say the incident started after 10 p.m. Thursday when a Pinal County Sheriffâs Deputy attempted to stop a vehicle on SR 87 near Eloy. The driver fled and fired shots at the deputy who was in pursuit.
UPDATE: Suspect indentified in deadly shooting that killed Chandler police officer Chandler police officer Christopher Farrar, 50, was killed Thursday when a suspect ran him over during a chase. (Source: Chandler Police Department) By AZ Family | April 30, 2021 at 7:10 AM MST - Updated April 30 at 10:13 PM
GILBERT, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - A police officer is dead and another is in the hospital after a pursuit ended in Gilbert overnight.
According to Chandler police, 50-year-old Officer Christopher Farrar was struck and killed by a suspect identified as 25-year-old Jonathon Altland driving a stolen vehicle on Thursday night near the SanTan MotorPlex at the Loop 202 Santan Freeway and Val Vista Drive. Farr was an 18-year veteran of the Chandler police department and worked with the K-9 unit.
Gilbert Officer Rico Aranda is steadily improving from head injuries sustained April 29 in a violent confrontation with a car thief that left a Chandler police officer dead, Gilbert Police said.
Gilbert Police on May 3 said Aranda is responding well to treatment and we expect him to be transferred within a couple days out of ICU and into neurological treatment and recovery.
Gilbert Police last week identified the suspect who triggered the deadly climax to a chase that began in Eloy and ended at the San Tan Motorplex in Gilbert as Jonathan Atland, 25, of Tolleson. He was being treated for non-life-threatening injuries sustained in the confrontation and has been charged with murder, aggravated assault and motor vehicle theft, police said. He has been released from the hospital and is in the County Jail on a $3 million bond.
He touched many lives : Fallen Chandler Officer Christopher Farrar remembered after deadly pursuit
Community members respond after a Chandler officer was killed while responding to a pursuit call late Thursday night.
and last updated 2021-05-02 13:07:07-04
GILBERT, AZ â Chandler Police Officer Christopher Farrar was remembered Friday as someone who came to work to make a difference and touched many lives, according to Chandler Police Chief Sean Duggan.
Farrar died Friday after he was struck and killed by a suspect vehicle involved in an overnight pursuit, police said. He was an 18-year veteran with the department and held multiple positions during his time in the department, including the patrol division, the bicycle team, and his current position as a K-9 Officer.