GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- A Goodyear police officer was shot and wounded Monday afternoon in a gun battle over a stolen tip jar, city officials said.
Police said officer Ricky Melrose was hit twice. One bullet struck his vest, while the other one penetrated his thigh, according to officials.
Police said the robbery occurred at the Superstar Car Wash near Central Avenue and Van Buren Street in Goodyear.
A man entered, pulled out a weapon, picked up the tip jar containing about $150 and fled into a residential neighborhood about a mile away, officials said.
While police canvassed door to door, the robber hid in a shed, authorities said.
Melrose's police dog led him to the structure when the suspect opened fire, authorities said. The police dog named Zip suffered an ear injury, officials said.
The suspect was shot and killed.
Late Monday, a line of police cars from at least three different Valley police departments formed outside the emergency room at St. Joseph's Hospital. Police awaited the latest word on how Melrose was faring. Authorities said he suffered a non-life-threatening wound.
GOODYEAR, Ariz. - Goodyear police Officer Ricky Melrose was released from the hospital Monday, a week after he was shot while searching for a robber.
Billy Robert McGinty, 25, of Buckeye, fired at Melrose and his Belgian Malinois police dog, named Zip, on Feb. 18, police said.
That's when two other police officers returned fire, killing McGinty, police said.
Glendale police said Melrose and other officers were looking for McGinty in the 1500 block of North La Mora Drive after he robbed a nearby carwash, police said. McGinty was hiding in a storage shed at a vacant house when he fired at Melrose and Zip, police said.
Melrose was shot in the hip and chest. A bulletproof vest stopped the bullet to Melrose's chest.
Zip was shot in the ear. He received veterinary attention and was released.
Melrose, a canine handler and 11-year veteran of Goodyear police, should be out of work for months as he recovers from his injuries.
"We expect him to make a full recovery, but it will take time," said John Rowan, a Goodyear police spokesman.
The Glendale Police Department is investigating the shooting.
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