PHOENIX—Phoenix police and firefighters braved bullets and flames as they responded to a shooting and house fire that left four people dead Tuesday, including the gunman, authorities said.
The gunman shot at officers as they went into the house, some donning breathing devices to enter the burning home. Firefighters were seen on the roof as fire and smoke gushed out.
One officer was being treated for smoke inhalation, but no other injuries were reported to first responders.
All four killed in the morning violence were adults, and a girl also was hospitalized in critical condition, police Sgt. Trent Crump said.
He declined to release names or specify the relationships of the people involved, but he said they were a family of five and that the shooter was the brother or son of the victims.
A 911 caller from the home described the shooting as a domestic situation, Crump said.
A fire department spokeswoman says the shooter set the house on fire, which crews extinguished after it flared up for a second time.
