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Phoenix Police Officer Ginarro New was killed when his patrol car was struck by a drunk driver that ran a red light at a high rate of speed at the intersection of Cave Creek Road and E Greenway Parkway at about 10:30 p.m.

The impact knocked Officer New's patrol car through a brick wall and caused it to overturn. Responding rescue crews extricated him from the vehicle and transported him to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

The driver of the other vehicle was also killed in the collision. The driver was later determined to have had a BAC of 0.223 at the time of the crash.

Officer New was a was a native of Coolidge, Arizona and a U.S. Marine who never stopped wanting to serve his community.

He is survived by his wife, mother, brother, and grandmother.

We will always remember and honor his sacrifice.

Phoenix Police Officer Kenneth Collings was shot and killed while working a uniformed off-duty security job at a local bank. He was in the process of arresting two robbery suspects when one of the suspects opened fire, fatally wounding him. One of the suspects was arrested shortly thereafter and the second suspect was arrested in Mexico in June 2000 after being wounded in a shootout with police. The suspect was extradited to Arizona after state prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty.

In November 2002 the suspect was sentenced to life in prison.

Officer Collings had been with the Phoenix Police Department for eight years and at the time of his death was survived by his mother and four sisters.

We honor and remember his sacrifice.

Phoenix Police Officer Travis Murphy was shot and killed when he confronted a suspect who had fled the scene of a shots fired call earlier in the night.

Officers in a neighboring precinct responded to a report of shots fired. When they arrived, the perpetrator had fled, but they transmitted a description of the suspect's vehicle over their department radio. Several minutes later, dispatchers received reports that a man was seen attempting to hide a vehicle under a tarp at a vacant home. Officer Murphy, along with several officers, responded to the scene and started searching for the man on foot.

Officer Murphy encountered the suspect and was shot 10 times in the legs and lower abdomen. Other officers immediately placed him in a patrol car and took him to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds a short time later.

The suspect was taken into custody after being found hiding in a nearby shed. On November 18, 2015, he was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life.

Officer Murphy had served with the Phoenix Police Department for four and a half years. At the time of his death he was survived by his wife, 2-year-old daughter, 2-week-old son, mother, step-father, and step-brother.

We honor and remember his sacrifice.