The Montana Pavilion at MetraPark was open Wednesday morning for the public to view Officer Joshua Briese's casket before he was escorted by a law enforcement procession to be buried by his father.
An adult and juvenile are in custody following a fatal shooting of a police officer and bystander in the Gila River Indian Community on Saturday. Three others were injured, including a second officer.Tribal Officer Joshua Briese, who had not yet finished field training, responded to a disturbance call involving a large crowd at a dance.
A procession is set to get underway Monday morning in Phoenix for a Gila River police officer who was killed in a shooting over the weekend that left several others hurt.
Joshua Briese, who had been with the Police Department for less than a year, and another officer responded to a disturbance call involving a large crowd. Multiple gunshots were fired and both officers were struck.