Sgt. Michael Rudd was struck by a commercial vehicle. Rudd was taken to a hospital in Blythe, California, where he died from his injuries.
Deputy Juan M. Ruiz was attacked by 30-year-old Clinton Robert Hurley at the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office's District 2 substation, according to sheriff's officials.
The agents and officer were part of a southern Arizona drug interdiction team, Counter Narcotics Alliances. They reportedly boarded the train at 7:53 a.m. The shootout began at 8 a.m.
Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus said the shooting suspect was found dead on the train and a second suspect was taken into custody.
Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams said her department has already engaged in reform efforts and would cooperate with Justice officials.
Julianna Kinnard's father, Joshua Kinnard, was a detention officer with the MCSO who was killed in a tragic officer-involved shooting in 2018.
The suspect then left the scene of the house fire a second time, before ramming a police car that was responding to the incident, Magnus said. The driver, identified as Officer Danny Leon, an eight-year veteran of the Tucson Police Department, immediately got out and took cover.
"She was totally different than what we normally deal with," said Officer Tony. "You just could see the way she was walking around, and it was just totally off. At one point, we saw her actually sit down and started complaining about some pain in her back."
Investigators say 22-year-old Michael Gerhart was speeding in his Toyota Rav4 on Grand Avenue/U.S. 60, lost control, and crashed, where he ended up on the median just south of Loop 303 around 6:30 p.m. The body-cam video shows the deputy getting out of his patrol truck with his gun drawn.
A 40-year-old man, a 20-year-old woman and the Phoenix officers were hospitalized in serious condition.
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