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 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.