The Gila River Indian Community issued a temporary ban on dances after a police officer was fatally shot and another wounded while responding to a reported disturbance.
The Gila River Indian Community has issued a temporary ban on dances after a tribal police officer was fatally shot and another wounded while responding to a reported disturbance at a Santan home, tribal officials said Sunday.Stephen Roe Lewis, governor of the tribe south of Phoenix , said a special meeting of community council's leaders was held Saturday night.
Saturday on a 911 disturbance call involving a large crowd.Police said multiple gunshots were fired and both officers were struck, with four other people wounded.Briese was declared dead at a hospital, and the other officer, whose name hasn't been released yet, was listed in serious but stable condition, according to police.One of the four people wounded later died, police said. The names of the victims weren't immediately available Sunday.
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