Black Canyon City, Arizona (3TV/CBS 5) – A man died Friday night after shooting a Yavapai County sheriff’s deputy in Black Canyon City.
A YCSO dispatcher received a call around 10:30 p.m. from a woman who lives on School House Road near the Black Canyon Ranch RV Resort. She said her husband, Thomas Henzler, was drunk and shot a bullet in her ceiling. The woman said on the phone that her husband was ambushing lawmakers on the bridge in front of her house. The bridge was surrounded by remote access gates. Dispatch officials said they overheard Henzler telling his wife that he intended to shoot the corresponding deputies.
When the deputy arrived, the woman was able to leave the house alone, leaving Henzler at home. The Senator called for Henzler, but he did not answer. About an hour later, Henzler came out of the house, walked towards the deputies and shot them.
DPS officials and YCSO agents continue to investigate the shooting. This is the 81st police-involved shooting reported in the state this year.
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