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Resistance See other Resistance Articles Title: DPS chief: Driver came upon wounded trooper and killed man who shot him; I-10 closed near Tonopah DPS spokesman discusses shooting of trooper near Tonopah Damon Cecil answers questions about a trooper being shot Jan. 12, 2017, at the scene of a rollover accident on Interstate 10 near Tonopah. DPS TROOPER SHOT ON I-10 NEAR TONOPAH A DPS trooper was injured in a shooting on I-10 near Tonopah on Jan. 12, 2016 I-10 was closed off near exit 94 where a DPS trooper was shot Thursday. Officials instructed semi truck drivers to back out as investigators gathered evidence. A man traveling to California came to the rescue of a wounded state trooper who was struggling with the gunman who had shot him on an isolated stretch of Interstate 10, authorities said. The man, who was with his wife, stopped his car when he came upon a rollover accident and saw the struggle, according to Col. Frank Milstead, Arizona Department of Public Safety director. The trooper told the man he needed help, and the man returned to his car, got his gun and fired at the assailant when he refused to listen to orders to stop and back away, Milstead said. The man who shot the trooper was dead, as was a woman who had been ejected from the vehicle, Milstead said. Milstead said the trooper, a 27-year veteran, was in stable condition after being shot in the right shoulder and chest. His wife and other troopers were with him at the hospital where he was scheduled to undergo surgery. The trooper's name was not immediately released. He was going to be "OK after some recovery," Milstead tweeted earlier Thursday. Milstead spoke at a Goodyear hospital where the trooper was taken, and DPS Capt. Damon Cecil provided details from the scene of the shooting, west of Tonopah and about 40 miles west of downtown Phoenix. Milstead said the trooper was responding to a shots-fired call at milepost 81 about 4 a.m. after a caller said a car in the freeway median had fired a shot at his vehicle. As the trooper was heading west, he came across a rollover accident at milepost 89. The car involved was registered in Arizona. "We believe the suspect was in the rolled-over car, but it hasn't been confirmed," Cecil said. The trooper was settling down flares in the pitch dark when a gunman "ambushed" the trooper at the scene, shooting him. The wound affected the trooper's gun hand, but the trooper continued to physically fight the man, Cecil said. Milstead said the civilian saw a man on top of the trooper, pounding his head in the pavement, and asked if the trooper needed help. The civilian, who also was not identified, shot the man and then used the trooper's radio to call for help, Milstead said. Medical helicopters flew the trooper, the gunman and the woman ejected in the rollover to the Abrazo West Campus in Goodyear. The Buckeye Police Department also posted their wishes for the trooper's speedy recovery on a department social-media account. Follow Col. Frank Milstead @frank_milstead Thanks for the thoughts and prayers this morning for our Trooper that was shot. Looks like he will be okay after some recovery @Arizona_DPS Follow Buckeye Police Dept @BuckeyePolice @Arizona_DPS the @BuckeyePolice wishes your Trooper a speedy recovery. We are thinking of your Troopers and family's today. I-10 to remain closed as investigation continues Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
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