Crime & Safety
Tempe Police Officer Stabbed, Suspect Dead
The officer was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
A Tempe police officer shot and killed a man Tuesday morning after the man stabbed a fellow officer. It happened after the man crashed into a parked car near Rural Road and Southern Avenue around 7 a.m..
The suspect and an officer got into a fight and the officer was stabbed.
The second officer fired, striking the suspect.
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Both the officer and the suspect were taken to the hospital.
The suspect was pronounced dead at the hospital.
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The officer suffered a non-life threatening injury is expected to recover.
No names have yet been released.
Photo Tempe Police Department
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