官员们说,在周四对亚利桑那州警察的伏击式枪击中,一名嫌疑人已经被捕,另一名仍然在逃。
据亚利桑那州公共安全部称,被拘留的嫌疑人据称用突击步枪向凤凰城的警方侦探发射了多枚子弹。
当局说,枪击发生在当地时间周四上午9点前,当时警察正在该地区为一名通缉犯提供人身搜查令。亚利桑那州局长赫斯顿·希尔伯特上校(Col. Heston Silbert)在周四晚上的新闻发布会上说,当据称的枪手驾驶银色四门英菲尼迪(Infiniti)走近时,一名骑警正坐在一辆没有标志的汽车里,车上有警察的服装。
“毫无疑问,这是一次伏击,”西尔伯特说。"他可以被认出是一名警察。"
亚利桑那州公共安全部
亚利桑那州公共安全部发布了一辆据称参与2020年9月17日在凤凰城枪击其侦探的车辆的照片。
西尔伯特说,当警察显然开始离开他的车时,嫌疑枪手据称带着一支AK-47离开了他的车的乘客侧,并“立即开枪向他开火”。
他说,附近的一名士兵到达现场,两人都还击了。
当局说,司机逃离了现场,留下了据称的枪手。
亚利桑那州公共安全部
2020年9月17日,亚利桑那州公共安全部发布了一辆据称参与枪击其侦探的车辆的照片。
当局说,警察和据称的枪手都没有受伤。
当局确认被拘留的嫌疑人是一名17岁的男子。亚利桑那州警察局发言人杰西·加尔维斯上尉在枪击后的新闻发布会上说,警察在据称的枪手附近发现了突击步枪。
亚利桑那DPS发布的图像据称枪手是这辆车的乘客,描述为2013年的英菲尼迪G-37型,带有定制车轮和临时牌照。
截至周四晚上,警方侦探仍在寻找司机和汽车。
Suspect arrested, 2nd at-large for firing assault rifle at Arizona state troopers: Officials
One suspect has been arrested and a second is still at-large in an ambush-style shooting of Arizona troopers on Thursday, officials said.
The suspect in custody allegedly fired multiple rounds at DPS detectives in Phoenix with an assault rifle, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
The shooting occurred just before 9 a.m. local time on Thursday, authorities said, as troopers were in the area to serve a body warrant on a wanted subject. A trooper was in an unmarked car in visible police attire when the alleged gunman approached in a silver four-door Infiniti, Arizona Director Col. Heston Silbert said during a press briefing Thursday evening.
"There was no question, it was an ambush," Silbert said. "He was identifiable as a police officer."
Arizona Department of Public Safety released photos of a vehicle alleged to be involved in the shooting of its detectives in Phoenix, Sept. 17, 2020.
As the trooper apparently started to exit his car, the suspected gunman allegedly exited the passenger side of his car with an AK-47 and "immediately opened up and opened fire on him," Silbert said.
A nearby trooper arrived on the scene, and both returned fire, he said.
The driver fled the scene, leaving the alleged shooter behind, authorities said.
Arizona Department of Public Safety released photos of a vehicle alleged to be involved in the shooting of its detectives in Phoenix, Sept. 17, 2020.
Neither the troopers nor the alleged gunman were injured, authorities said.
The suspect in custody was identified by authorities as a 17-year-old male. The troopers found the assault rifle near the alleged shooter, Arizona DPS spokesman Capt. Jesse Galvez said during a press briefing after the shooting.
Arizona DPSreleased imagesof the car that the gunman was allegedly a passenger in, describing it as a 2013 Infiniti model G-37 with custom wheels and a temporary plate.
DPS detectives were still looking for the driver and car as of Thursday evening.