A Chandler police officer was shot and killed tonight during an undercover operation: A Chandler police officer and two criminal suspects were killed in a shootout when an undercover operation went awry in south Phoenix on Wednesday evening.
Two other officers and two suspects were wounded. One of the officers was in critical condition and undergoing emergency surgery Wednesday night. Phoenix police spokesman Sgt. Steve Martos said Chandler police were engaged in an undercover operation involving about a dozen officers, including members of the department's SWAT team, when shooting erupted inside a home in the 2300 block of West Maldonado Road.
The names of the dead were not available late Wednesday.
Emergency crews were called to the scene, near south 23rd Avenue and Vineyard Road, around 6:45 p.m. When they arrived, two suspects were dead, and three Chandler officers and two other suspects were suffering from gunshot wounds. Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2010/07/29/20100729policeshot0729.html#ixzz0v4TUFhNZ
From a Phoenix TV station, it says the suspects are mostly black (5) and a Hispanic(1)
http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region_phoenix_metro/south_phoenix/pd-officers-south-phoenix
I guarantee you that if an illegal immigrant is involved in this shooting, all hell will break out.
Gob Bless the officer, his or her family and the officers and personnel at the Chandler Police Department.
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