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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.
Officer Killed During Police Chase in Arizona
A police chase in Arizona on Thursday resulted in the death of one officer while critically injuring another, authorities said Friday.
The Chandler Police Department said one officer died as a result of his injuries after the suspect attempted to flee the lot of the San Tan Ford dealership with a stolen vehicle and struck multiple officers and one of the dealership’s janitorial employees.
Authorities have publicly identified the officer who succumbed to his injuries as Christopher Farrar an 18-year veteran of the force.
“It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Chandler Police Officer Christopher Farrar,” the department wrote on Twitter. “Officer Farrar was struck and killed by a suspect driving a stolen vehicle earlier this evening.”
Arizona officer fatally struck by vehicle another injured during wild chase involving multiple law enforcement agencies Jessica Schladebeck
A car thief in a stolen vehicle fatally struck an Arizona police officer and injured another during a wild high-speed chase, forcing the closure of a Chandler airport and a response from multiple law enforcement agencies.
A deputy with the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office initially started pursuing a vehicle on Thursday around 10 p.m. after the driver, identified as Jonathan Atland, turned around and opened fire. The 25-year-old suspect then lead the officer deep into downtown Chandler in Maricopa County, where he rammed through a gate to the airport, according to a press release from the Gilbert police department.