Arizona Troops Tyler Edenhofer Killed In The Fight On Interstate 10

"During the fight, one of the soldiers lost his gun on the subject, and the subject shot at least two bullets from the service weapon "said Milstead. A second soldier, Dalin Dorris, was hit near the shoulder but will survive; Also on Wednesday, 52 – year – old Mike Michalski, a member of the Milwaukee Police Department 's Special Investigations Division, was killed during a shoot – out with a suspect wanted for drug trafficking and drug smuggling. firearms

. The two deaths mark 89 officers killed in the line of duty so far this year, a number never seen since 2011 when 119 law enforcement officials were killed as of July 25, according to the officer Down Memorial Page, a nonprofit organization of the killings.

► 25 July: A policeman from Milwaukee was killed during a shootout; suspect held
► July 21: Dallas motorcycle officer killed during funeral escort
► July 20: Man suspected of shooting officer found, killed after three days of digging

In Milwaukee, officers hugged each other in tears as they took part in a procession escorting Michalski's body from Froedtert Hospital, where he died, to the 39, Milwaukee County Infirmary. Bureau of Examiners, where the investigation into his death continues

"The words can not describe the grief and anger I'm feeling right now," said Milwaukee Mayor Barrett. "This officer had been in the department for a long time – he was respected, loved and did what he was recruited for – to protect us."

Michalski was a veteran of the force for 20 years whose survivors included his "He was a very quiet and modest man who did his job and did it very well," said Mark Borkowski, alderman of Milwaukee. "He was a pillar of our community and he left behind a huge void."

The suspect, 30-year-old Jonathan C. Copeland Jr., of Milwaukee, was remanded in custody on first-degree intentional homicide. stop the newspapers. Copeland was not injured.

► July 15: 1 policeman killed in Weymouth, Mass., 3 wounded in Kansas City, Missouri
► June 15: Authorities: 1 MP killed, 1 critic after being defeated by an inmate

In Arizona, Edenhofer died after dispatchers began receiving calls around 10:20 pm. MST Wednesday about a person "in and out of the pavement" on Interstate 10 heading east into this suburb of Phoenix near Avondale Boulevard, throwing objects onto vehicles, Milstead said.

Citizens were able to get the man out of the way, Milstead said.

One soldier arrived, then two others. Two Goodyear policemen also arrived to help, he said.

► May 30: Woman accused of homicide, continued hunting in Tennessee
► May 26: Off- Texas MP was shot dead by a brother, a policeman on duty

While they were trying to put the man in custody, the man fought with the soldiers, and the fight lasted several minutes during which the two Milstead officers declared: [TRADUCTION] "He was a wonderful man, my pride and joy!" says the soldier's mother, Debbie Edenhofer from Glendale. "All his life was him."

Milstead did not release the name of the suspect nor declare the charges against him. The suspect is being treated at a Phoenix area hospital

"Lives have been broken and ruined," said Milstead. We are all a little shocked this morning. "