Alaska Police Officer Shot; Suspect Killed

(13 Nov 2016) A gunman repeatedly shot an Alaska police officer in an ambush early Saturday morning as the officer lay on the ground near his police cruiser, Anchorage police said. The officer was expected to survive and was rushed to emergency surgery, department spokeswoman Jennifer Castro said. The suspect died in the shootout. "I have watched the video from this situation. It was a clear and intentional ambush," Anchorage Police Chief Chris Tolley said at a Saturday morning news conference. He said it will "take a while to sort through the information, conduct interviews of those involved and other potential witnesses as well as collecting other evidence," when asked if it was a premeditated attack on the officer. The shooting happened before 5 a.m. in downtown Anchorage as the officer was responding to reports of a theft suspect in the area on foot. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...