9 Phoenix officers injured in shootout while rescuing infant
(CNN) -- At least nine police officers were injured during a shooting early Friday in a Phoenix suburb, police said.
An officer responding to a report of a shooting was met with gunfire at about 2:15 a.m. outside of the home in Buckeye, west of Phoenix, according to Sgt. Andy Williams, a police spokesman.
The officer was struck multiple times but managed to get away, Williams said.
A man then came out of the home holding an infant and placed the baby on the ground before he was detained, according to Williams.
A suspect who had remained inside of the home then opened fire on officers -- striking four of them -- as they attempted to bring the infant to safety, Williams said.
The gunman barricaded himself in the home after the officers returned fire, according to Williams. He was later found dead in the home.
Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams told reporters the four injured officers were recovering, including one who was seriously hurt.
"If I seem upset, I am," Williams said, noting that another officer, Tyler Moldovan, is still recovering after being shot multiple times in December. "This is senseless. It doesn't need to happen. It continues to happen over and over again."
Williams, the police spokesman, said the infant is safe. He said at least three other officers were wounded by bullet shrapnel but remained at the scene until the situation was resolved.
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