Two Arizona Police Officers Ambushed in Chandler, Gunman Dead

By Jenn Jacques

Police in Chandler, AZ are releasing details on a shooting that happened early Saturday morning inside a local Walmart which left two police officers injured and a lone gunman dead.

Police Detective Seth Tyler called the shooting an “ambush.”

The Arizona Republic reports:

“When the first officer walked into the store, the suspect began firing at the officer immediately,” Tyler said, adding that police did not say how many shots were fired but did confirm the first officer was struck in the head. “You can call it what you want. It sounds like an ambush to me.”

Tyler said it’s unclear if the first officer was able to return fire, but said the second officer who responded shot and killed the man, later identified by police as Mitchell Oakley, 24.

Oakley, described by police as a transient with family ties to the area, was recognized as a trespasser in the Walmart by an employee who called police.

The employee did not mention Oakley possessing a firearm or having erratic behavior but did mention he had previously trespassed there, according to Tyler.

Witnesses told police that Oakley began firing multiple shots at the officers as soon as they entered his sight, said Chandler Police Chief …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms