Officer for American Indian community in metro Phoenix fatally shot during traffic stop
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A police officer for an American Indian community in eastern metropolitan Phoenix was fatally shot early Saturday during a traffic stop.
FBI spokesman Perryn Collier says the officer for the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community was shot after he made contact with people in the vehicle.
Salt River police spokesman Vicente Cendejas (SIN-day-haus) says the death marks the first time that an officer in the community's police department was killed in the line of duty.
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Two suspects are in custody.
Investigators are looking for a third person who is considered a witness in the case.
It's unknown whether the officer returned fire or the reason why the officer pulled over the vehicle.
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The officer was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The officer has not been identified.