Suspected Shooter Died Of Self-Inflicted Gunshot: Police

PHOENIX, AZ — The suspected shooter in the Friday standoff that left a woman dead and nine Phoenix police officers injured died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police announced Monday morning.

A weekend autopsy determined that while Morris Richard Jones, 36, was hit by a bullet from from police, he died from a self-inflicted wound, police said.

The woman shot and killed during the standoff has been identified as Shatifah Lobley, 29, of Phoenix, according to police.

Police suspect that Lobley was shot at the home near 54th Avenue and Elwood Street before police arrived on scene.

The 1-month-old baby girl who was rescued amidst the gunfire is the daughter of Lobley and Jones, police said. The man who brought the baby outside to safety and then walked backward toward police with his hands up was Lobley's brother, police said.

Jones, 36, was pronounced dead at the scene from a suspected gunshot wound, according to police. It's unclear if the wound came from police bullets or if it was self-inflicted, police said.

Out of the nine officers injured Friday, five were shot, and four others were hit by bullet shrapnel or ricochets, according to the Phoenix Police Department. One of the officers suffered critical injuries and the four others were seriously injured, police said.

As of Monday morning, only one Phoenix police officer remained hospitalized, police said.

Police were called to the shooting at the home around 2:15 a.m. Friday. Morris invited an officer inside, but shot the officer several times before the officer could enter, police said.
The officer who was shot retreated to safety while backup arrived and surrounded the house, telling those inside to come out, police said.

Lobley's brother then brought the baby outside, put her in a carrier outside the front door and surrendered to police. Police did not believe he was involved in the shooting.

When officers approached the home to get the baby, the Morris shot four more officers, police said.
Officers then returned fire, police said, and Morris barricaded himself inside. He was later found dead inside the house, police said.

Lobley was found critically injured inside the house, police said. She later died at a local hospital.