A police officer in Show Low, Arizona died after being shot outside a fast-food restaurant Tuesday afternoon.
Officials said that 36-year-old Daniel Erickson shot Officer Darrin Reed around 1:30 p.m. outside an Arby's restaurant, according to The Arizona Republic.
Reed, who was several weeks away from retiring, was transported to Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center where he died from his injuries.
Erickson barricaded himself in a rental cabin at Lake of the Woods Resort in Pinetop-Lakeside, triggering a standoff that began around 9 p.m. Officials said that the standoff came to an end when officers returned fire, killing Erickson and safety recovering a 15-year-old girl he was holding hostage.
Erickson is a convicted felon who served two stints in the Arizona Department of Corrections.
"I believe everyone is still in shock," Kirk Webb, risk manager for the Timber Mesa Fire & Medical District said. "This is something nobody ever expects. Many of us knew him (Reed) for a very long time from different agencies. When you works in this field, you become so close. ... We are a family."
Funeral arrangements for Reed are pending.
