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| 17 detained after search for smugglers who shot Sheriff's deputy |
| 2010-05-02 |
| Seventeen people were detained overnight in the search for suspects in Friday¹s shooting of Pinal County Sheriff¹s Deputy Louis Puroll by suspected drug smugglers in an isolated area of south-central Arizona. Pinal County Lt. Tami Villar says 14 of those detained are suspected of being illegal immigrants, while three match the description of the shooters given by Puroll. The 14 suspected illegal immigrants are being held by Border Patrol, while the three suspects are being questioned by the Pinal Sheriff's Office. The Sheriff's Office is also conducting an internal investigation into the shooting, standard policy whenever a shooting involving an officer takes place. Villar added that evidence recovered from the scene is only now being processed, but would not comment on if weapons had been found. Puroll, who had been shot with an AK-47-type weapon around 4 p.m., according to the Sheriff's Office, has declined requests to be interviewed. The rugged desert area where the shooting took place, near the junction of Interstate 8 and Arizona 84 in south-central Arizona, is considered a high-traffic drug- and human-smuggling corridor. A massive hunt of 100 square miles that included helicopters with night-vision equipment and more than 200 officers, including SWAT teams, from 13 agencies was still pursuing the shooters late Friday. More than one helicopter came under fire during the evening as officers rescued Puroll, who had been shot with an AK-47-type weapon around 4 p.m., according to the Sheriff's Office. Puroll suffered a flesh wound above his kidney that tore off a chunk of skin. He was treated at Casa Grande Regional Medical Center and released Friday night. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #3 Nappytrolliono says we are safe as ever here in AZ. She's right. Nothing about the downward trajectory has changed. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-05-02 17:17 |
| #2 Deport the lot to the nearest large oak tree for hemp rope solution. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-05-02 11:39 |
| #1 4 oclock in the afternoon! And Nappytrolliono says we are safe as ever here in AZ. Guess she's sucking too much of that DC air. I think all those idiots from NY and DC that are calling is faciasts should come live here for a while, but then we are a "Fly over" state and deseve being ignored! |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2010-05-02 10:57 |