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Chandler traffic stop leaves suspect dead, officer injured

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Posted at 11:43 AM, Jan 27, 2020
and last updated 2020-01-27 13:45:21-05

CHANDLER, Ariz. - A Chandler police officer is recovering after he was injured during a traffic stop that led to a suspect being shot and killed.

Chandler police say the incident started Monday morning when the officer attempted a traffic stop near a hotel off of Interstate 10. The officer called for backup.

Responding officers found a Prius that had crashed into a wall.

The distressed officer was inside the Prius along with a man and a woman. The man was pronounced dead.?Investigators say the officer was knocked unconscious during an altercation and fired his weapon.?The woman in the car was arrested.