CAMP VERDE, Ariz. — A tribal police officer was shot and critically wounded as officers responded to a report of gunfire within the Verde Valley space of north-central Arizona and a search was underway for the shooter, authorities mentioned Thursday.
One of many responding Yavapai-Apache Nation law enforcement officials was struck Wednesday night time when a male suspect bought out of a car and “fled on foot and commenced taking pictures on the officers,” tribal officers mentioned in a quick assertion.
The officer was in essential however secure situation Thursday after being airlifted to a Phoenix hospital, the tribe mentioned. The officer’s id wasn’t launched.
No description of the suspect was instantly obtainable, and it wasn’t instantly identified that individual is an grownup.
Tribal officers suggested residents to remain of their houses Wednesday night time and introduced Thursday that buses wouldn’t run in two reservation areas.
“The topic is taken into account armed and harmful and the general public is requested to remain out of the world till the search has ended,” the tribe’s assertion mentioned.
The Yavapai-Apache tribe is headquartered in Camp Verde, which is 78 miles (126 kilometers) north of Phoenix and one among a number of communities within the Verde Valley.
Tribal officers didn’t instantly responded to a name from The Related Press.
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