9 Phoenix Officers Wounded After Man Killed His Girlfriend And Ambushed Police

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A Phoenix man fatally shot his former girlfriend before injuring nine officers in a shootout, police say.

According toAZCentral, Williams told reporters that police responded to a home at about 2:15 a.m. on Friday morning after receiving a report that a woman had been shot.

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All nine police officers are expected to survive.

In a press conference, Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams expressed her frustration at the violence.

“If I seem upset, it’s because I am,” Williams told reporters. “This is senseless, doesn’t need to happen and [it] continues to happen over and over again.”

source: people.com