Officer Joshua Briese, Gila River Police Department, Tribal Police

Joshua Briese

Police officer Joshua Briese was shot and killed while responding to a disturbance call at a home in Santan, District 4 of the Gila River Indian Community at 2:00 a.m.

When Officer Briese and his training partner arrived on the scene, they were met with gunfire. Both officers were transported to a local hospital, where Officer Briese succumbed to his injuries. The other officer is in stable but serious condition.

Four other people from the large crowd were hit by gunfire, one of whom died.

Officer Briese’s father, Deputy Sheriff David Leroy Briese Jr. of the Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office, Montana, died in the line of duty on November 3, 2006.

Officer Briese had served with the Gila River Police Department for less than a year and was still completing his on-the-job training.