A Sad Day In Phoenix

From the Arizona Republic:
A Phoenix police detective was killed and another was seriously wounded Monday afternoon by a fugitive who also died in the shootout.
The two detectives from the Police Department’s fugitive-apprehension unit were chasing a felony suspect in northwest Phoenix when his car collided with another vehicle and he began shooting at the officers as he tried to escape on foot.
The officers were taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in critical condition after the 3:10 p.m. shooting. The mortally wounded officer died about two hours later. The second officer was recovering in the intensive-care unit Monday night. Neither officer’s name was released.
Police Chief Daniel V. Garcia announced at 5:45 p.m. that one of the officers, a 21-year veteran, had died of his wounds.
“This is the worst part of policing, the hard part of policing, the tragic part of policing and the part that always strikes a chord,” Garcia said, “not only for our officers in relation to losing a fellow officer, but for our citizens and, I know, for City Hall.”  http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/20140303phoenix-police-shooting-abrk.html?nclick_check=1
Meanwhile, in Las Vegas, some cops are lucky going home unhurt or dead.
From the Las Vegas Sun:
Metro Police shot an armed-robbery suspect late Monday afternoon after the man pointed a gun at officers pursuing him, officials said.

The officer-involved shooting happened about 3:40 p.m. on the on-ramp to U.S. 95 from Charleston Boulevard, shutting down traffic at that interchange for hours during rush hour. An alert from the Regional Transportation Commission reported that all traffic in the area was reopened by 10 p.m.

The incident began with a report of an in-progress vehicle burglary on Suzy Court, a residential street off North Sandhill Road. When confronted by the homeowner, the male suspect produced a firearm and demanded money, said Capt. Csaba Maczala, who oversees Metro’s robbery and homicide division.
The pair exchanged words and after failing to obtain money, the suspect ran across the street and threatened a second victim, Maczala said. Officers' arrival in the area, however, cut that encounter short.
As the man fled, he pointed a gun at a third citizen and then an officer, forcing the officer to dive for safety, Maczala said. The suspect continued running through a backyard and scaled a wall to reach the on-ramp to U.S. 95.
When officers confronted him again, the suspect ignored their verbal commands, raised his firearm and pointed at them, prompting the officers to shoot, Maczala said. It’s unclear how many officers fired their weapons.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2014/mar/03/1-wounded-metro-police-officer-involved-shooting/