2 people dead,
9 Phoenix officers
injured:
What we know ...
A 911 call early Friday morning that a woman had been shot at a home by an intruder in southwest Phoenix turned into a barricade standoff where nine officers were injured in a hail of gunfire. Two people inside the house died.
“I cannot recall an incident in city history where so many officers were injured,” said Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego at a Friday afternoon news conference.
Phoenix police said five officers were shot and four others injured by shrapnel at a home near 51st Avenue and Broadway Road. The man believed to be the shooter was later found dead inside the home. A woman inside the home — believed to be his ex-girlfriend — was critically injured and later died, police said.
Saturday update: Officials focus on 'incredibly complex' investigation
Here's what is known so far:
1 of 9 officers still hospitalized as of Monday
Of the nine officers who were injured, one remained hospitalized as of Monday afternoon, Phoenix police said. One additional officer had been hospitalized but was released Saturday, another was released Sunday, and another on Monday.
"All of the injured officers are in great spirits and appreciate the outpouring of support," Phoenix police spokesperson Sgt. Ann Justus said Monday.
The officer who was shot first in the ambush was the only one who remained in the hospital as of Monday, Justus said. He was shot multiple times and underwent surgeries but was "on the road to recovery," Justus said.
Police ID suspect, woman
Police identified the suspect as 36-year-old Morris Jones, who was pronounced dead at the scene of an apparent gunshot wound.
The woman was identified on Saturday afternoon as 29-year-old Shatifah Lobley.
A motive wasn't entirely clear.
"As we speak, investigators are working to uncover what led to this terrifying act, some of which was caught on tape and on camera by the media. I saw that video and it still gives me chills," Phoenix police Chief Jeri Williams said.
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