AP Arizona

Shooting on Arizona reservation critically injures officer

Published February 10, 2022 5:35 AM

CAMP VERDE, Ariz. (AP) — Residents of a Native American reservation in Arizona have been told to stay inside their homes as authorities search for a suspect who opened fire at tribal police officers, critically injuring one of them. Authorities say officers had responded to reported gunfire Wednesday night on the Yavapai-Apache Nation in the Verde Valley region of north-central Arizona. Officials say the suspect got out of a vehicle and shot at officers while fleeing. Police identified the injured officer as Sergeant Preston Brogdon. He was in critical but stable condition at a hospital and was expected to undergo several more surgeries.

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