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Posted: Oct. 23 2010,2:30 pm |
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PHOENIX -- Phoenix police have identified the officer who was found shot and killed Monday night as 35-year-old Sean Drenth.
Phoenix Police Chief Jack Harris said Drenth, a sergeant, is a 12-year veteran of the force who was a decorated patrolman and had won the Medal of Valor for heroism in the line of duty for saving people trapped in an apartment fire in 2003.
Drenth's body was found in an industrial area near the Arizona State Capitol by Capitol police just before midnight Monday, according to officers, adding to a tumultuous two weeks involving city police officers.
Police said Tuesday morning they were searching for suspects and had set up a perimeter around an Arizona Department of Transportation parking lot near 18th Avenue and Jackson Street, where Drenth's car and body were found, police said.
Police spokesman Sgt. Trent Crump said Drenth was shot while on duty between 10 and 11 p.m. and that the he was working alone at the time of the shooting.
"Security and police officers located an abandoned Phoenix police car here in a commercial district. When they approached, they saw that we had an officer down and it was a Phoenix officer," Crump told CBS 5 News.
Trump said Drenth and his car were found in the lot near railroad tracks in an industrial park. He said the sergeant hadn't been heard from for about an hour before his body was found.
Crump said he could neither confirm nor deny that Drenth's weapon was missing.
He said police were trying to determine if there were any surveillance cameras on nearby buildings that might provide video clues.
"This is a case where we were actively looking for this supervisor for some time and that we were unsuccessful in trying to find him, and ultimately he was found with a gunshot wound by the Capitol," Crump said.
He said Phoenix police were searching the area thoroughly.
"We could have someone out here that is armed and dangerous and it is our responsibility to conduct this search," Crump said.
Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon said, "My heart and my prayers are with our fallen police sergeant, his family and our police department.
"Rest assured, the City of Phoenix will commit every resource necessary and do everything in our power to find the killer or killers, capture them and bring them to justice," he said.
Drenth is the fourth officer killed in the Valley so far this year.
Drenth is survived by his wife of 13 years, Colleen, and his mother, Diane.
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