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Prosecutor: suspect shot Phoenix cop while he was on ground

Published December 15, 2021 8:24 AM

By PAUL DAVENPORT
Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) — A prosecutor says a man who served prison terms on convictions for armed robbery and other felonies repeatedly shot a Phoenix police officer and continued firing even after the officer was on the ground. A police probable-cause statement says Officer Tyler Moldovan is on life support .The prosecutor made the statement during a Tuesday evening hearing that resulted in a judge setting bond for Essa Koloreh Eugene Williams at $3 million. Police said other officers arrested Williams at the apartment complex Moldovan was critically wounded. No attorney for Williams participated in the hearing and court records don’t list one who could speak on his behalf.

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