BUCKEYE, Ariz. (AP) - The Arizona Department of Public Safety says a trooper shot and killed a suspect who opened fire during a traffic stop.
DPS officials say the shooting occurred shortly before 9 p.m. Saturday in Buckeye.
A trooper in a patrol vehicle was pursuing a minivan just north of I-10 on Jackrabbit Trail when the minivan ended up rolling on its side.
Two suspects got out of the car. One fired a handgun at the trooper, who returned fire and fatally wounded him.
The armed suspect has been identified as 40-year-old Jose German.
The trooper suffered a minor injury.
DPS says German had an active felony warrant for failure to appear for sentencing on drug-related charges.
The second suspect is still at large.
Officials did not have his identity.
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