Buckeye AZ Police Officer Rolando Tirado Shot & Killed Responding to Disturbance at Local Establishment

Buckeye police officer Rolando Tirado was shot and killed while he and another officer tried to break up a disturbance at a business in Phoenix, according to Officer Down Memorial Page.

Both officers, who were working an off duty assignment at the location, were shot by three gunmen while breaking up the disturbance.

Officer Tirado had served with the Buckeye Police Department for seven years and had served in law enforcement for an additional four years. He is survived by his wife and two children. Source

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the officer's family. This is a sad day for law enforcement agencies everywhere.