Phoenix police face bullets from shooter who killed family

[Judi Lynn]

Source: By TERRY TANG and PAUL DAVENPORT

Feb 23, 3:52 PM EST

Phoenix police face bullets from shooter who killed family

By TERRY TANG and PAUL DAVENPORT
Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) -- Phoenix police and firefighters braved bullets and flames as they responded to a shooting and house fire that left five family members dead Tuesday, including the gunman, authorities said.

The shooter fired at officers who donned breathing gear to go into the burning home to help the victims, and some firefighters battling the blaze stood on the roof as flames gushed out, venting the home to reduce heat and improve visibility inside. Three officers were treated for smoke inhalation.

Four people killed in the morning violence were adults, and a 6-year-old girl later died at a hospital, police Sgt. Trent Crump said. Police shot the gunman, he said.

Crump declined to release names or specify the relationships of the people involved, but he said they were a family of five and that the shooter was the brother or son of the victims.

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[mikeysnot]

1. Guns saving lives!

In peoples imagination.....

[virgogal]

2. Thank heaven for police and firefighters. Sad that

they couldn't save anyone.

These family slayings,by a family member,are so very disturbing.

[irisblue]

3. Angels in high tech gear going in when fear would keep most out

[Judi Lynn]

4. Man kills four relatives in Phoenix, dies in gunfight with police

Man kills four relatives in Phoenix, dies in gunfight with police

Reuters
By David Schwartz
8 hours ago

PHOENIX (Reuters) - A man shot to death four family members at a house in Phoenix early on Tuesday and died in a confrontation with police officers who entered the home, police said.

Police responded to a 911 call from a person inside the residence and arrived to hear gunshots and find part of the house on fire, said Phoenix police Sergeant Trent Crump.

Officers were forced to don fire clothes and breathing apparatus as they entered the still-burning home. Crump said that one officer was treated for smoke inhalation.

Images from the scene showed firefighters on the roof of the residence as thick gray smoke billowed out and then as a fireball erupted through an opening in the structure. Three firefighters were forced to flee from the flames.

More:
https://news.yahoo.com/man-kills-four-relatives-phoenix-dies-gunfight-police-162942938.html

[Dont call me Shirley]

5. Family of 5...

As gross inequality continues to decimate working families, insanity and rage grow relative to the decimation. Stop the madness.