Arizona tribe briefly bans dances after deadly capturing of police officer

The Gila River Indian Group has issued a short lived ban on dances after a tribal police officer was fatally shot and one other wounded whereas responding to a reported disturbance at a Santan residence, tribal officers mentioned Sunday.

Stephen Roe Lewis, governor of the tribe south of Phoenix, mentioned a particular assembly of group council’s leaders was held Saturday night time.

The council permitted a short lived moratorium on all permitted and non-permitted dances in the neighborhood, efficient instantly, together with enhanced penalties for trespassing and disorderly conduct, he mentioned.

The Phoenix FBI and Gila River Police Division will conduct a joint investigation of the capturing, although many particulars haven’t but been launched. 

The Arizona Republic reported that the capturing occurred at a teen’s celebration in Santan, positioned in one of many tribal group’s seven districts.

Joshua Briese, who had been with the Gila River Police Division for lower than a 12 months and had not accomplished area coaching, responded to the scene together with one other tribal police officer round 2 a.m. Saturday on a 911 disturbance name involving a big crowd.

Police mentioned a number of gunshots have been fired and each officers have been struck, with 4 different individuals wounded.

Briese was declared lifeless at a hospital, and the opposite officer, whose identify hasn’t been launched but, was listed in critical however secure situation, in accordance with police.

One of many 4 individuals wounded later died, police mentioned. The names of the victims weren’t instantly obtainable Sunday.

“We lengthen our deepest condolences to his household, mates and colleagues,” the FBI Phoenix mentioned in a press release Saturday. 

“Our hearts and prayers are with these law enforcement officials, their households, and everybody impacted by this tragic incident,” Gila River police mentioned. 

Briese, 23, was the son of a former sheriff’s deputy in Montana who additionally died within the line of responsibility.

The Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned in a Fb submit that David Briese was killed in a November 2006 automobile crash.

Information experiences mentioned David Briese was responding on the time to a backup name for an officer who was coping with a combative impaired driver in Billings, Montana.