Phoenix Officer Succumbs to Injuries Sustained in Shooting

A Phoenix police officer who was shot by a suspect on Wednesday has died, authorities said.

Officer David Glasser (Photo: Phoenix PD)Officer David Glasser (Photo: Phoenix PD)

A Phoenix police officer who was shot by a suspect on Wednesday has died, authorities said.

Officer David Glasser was responding to an emergency call near 51st Avenue and Baseline Road when he was shot by a suspect who was sitting in a vehicle in front of a home, reports KTAR.

The suspect, who was allegedly stealing guns from his father, was killed by police.

Glasser, a Phoenix native, was with the department for 12 years. He had a wife and two children.

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