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August 1, 2018
‘This is a dark day for DPS’ By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski Funeral arrangements have been set for Trooper Tyler Edenhofer, who was killed in the line of duty on July 25. Visitation is 6 p.m. Thursday, August 2, at Best Funeral Services and Chapel, 9380 W. Peoria Avenue, with the services to follow at 10 a.m. Friday, August 3, at Christ’s Church of the Valley, 7007 W. Happy Valley Road, Peoria. The pile of flowers and wreaths continue to grow at Department of Public Safety headquarters in honor of Edenhofer, who was killed July 25 after a roadside struggle on Interstate 10 near Avondale Boulevard. Still in his hospital bed, the suspect, 20-year-old Isaac Damon King of Avondale, was charged July 29 with firstdegree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder, two sets of aggravated assault, three counts of endangerment and resisting arrest. Edenhofer was killed and troopers Dalin Dorris and Sean Rodecap were injured after Dorris arrived in response to 9-1-1 calls saying a man was on the I-10 throwing objects at cars at 10:17 p.m. More coverage on page 3.
Col. Frank Milstead, director of the Arizona Department of Public Safety, was emotional during a press conference the afternoon after trooper Tyler Edenhofer was killed. (West Valley View photo by Kimberly Carrillo)
Dorris was the first to arrive at the scene, where motorists had pulled over to push King from the road. After a minute, Dorris asked for backup. Rodecap and Edenhofer arrived 1 minute later.
An 8-minute fight ensued and during that time, King somehow gained control of Rodecap’s firearm and fired at least two shots. One shot struck Dorris in
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Let’s never forget the brave Tyler Edenhofer By David Leibowitz He was shot dead on his 52nd day on the job, among the newest members of the Arizona Department of Public Safety. The story of the killing of Trooper Tyler Edenhofer, just 24 years old, has made headlines for days – in all the very predictable ways we publicly mourn our law enforcement heroes when they are killed in the line of duty. In short order, Edenhofer has gone from anonymous cop to familiar face on the news. Reporters have offered us small details gleaned from his life: his high school days in Kentucky. His time
in the Navy stationed near Guam. His service on the USS Frank Cable as a maintenance technician. We have learned that Edenhofer loved the outdoors, and we have heard heartbreaking testimony from his mother, father and sister, who have detailed their immense love and pride for the late trooper, the young man who wore Badge No. 10449. Soon we will see a funeral procession that stretches for miles, and a carefully folded flag passed along to the trooper’s
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A poster with trooper Tyler Edenhofer’s picture and name loomed over a press conference. (West Valley View photo by Kimberly Carrillo)