By Police1 Staff
TEMPE, Ariz. — A suspect who stabbed an officer is dead after he was shot by police.
According to The Republic, the officer was investigating a crash in a residential area Tuesday when a man involved in the wreck pulled a knife and stabbed him.
“At first, the guy seemed to be explaining the crash,” resident Steve Cohn said. “When I looked back, there was a scuffle and they were fighting. It was almost like a boxing fight. ... The officer was on his back.”
A different officer shot the suspect to stop the attack, The Republic reported. The officer was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect died at the hospital.
An investigation is ongoing.