Arizona DPS trooper wounded, suspect killed after pursuit in Cochise County
By Associated Press article
WILLCOX, Ariz. (AP) - Law enforcement officers fatally shot an an armed man outside a home in rural southern Arizona where he ran after shooting and wounding a state trooper during a traffic stop, officials said Friday.
The trooper had started a pursuit maneuver to force the man’s SUV to stop on Interstate 10 near Willcox on June 10 when the man shot a handgun at the trooper’s vehicle and wounded the trooper while the man’s vehicle was still spinning, the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.
Authorities say law enforcement officers fatally shot an armed man in rural southern Arizona after shooting and wounding a state trooper during a traffic stop.
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