“Thank goodness he was wearing his vest”.
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A veteran Arizona police officer is expected to survive after he was shot multiple times while making a traffic stop Wednesday morning.
The officer was conducting a traffic stop around 2:45 a.m. near 12th Street and Campbell Avenue when the incident occurred, according to KNXV-TV.
Phoenix police officers arrive at the scene where a Phoenix police officer was shot early Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015 in Phoenix, Ariz. Sgt.
The officer was hospitalized in serious condition.
Authorities are hunting for the suspects, whose flashy car was found abandoned nearby a short time later. Details on his injuries were not released immediately.
Howard says the car’s driver is believed to be the shooter. “One of the suspects is described as a heavy set white man that may be armed with a rifle”.
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The cop was injured as Phoenix-area residents were left on edge by a string of freeway shootings over the last three weeks.
