A tribal officer is dead and another hospitalized after a shooting with a suspect in Whiteriver, Arizona. Just after 7 p.m. Thursday, a White Mountain Apache Police officer was making a traffic stop on East Fork Road when an altercation between the officer and driver occurred.
A White Mountain Apache Police Officer was “fatally shot” before the suspect led police on a pursuit through Arizona, ending in a gun battle, authorities say.
Authorities in eastern Arizona say a tribal police officer with the White Mountain Apache Nation was fatally shot Thursday night during a traffic stop.
Investigators in northeastern Arizona say they are investigating an officer-involved shooting. A suspect is in custody, but there is no information on the status of the officer involved in the shooting.