By Associated Press - Friday, April 27, 2018

NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) - The Latest on the shooting of a police officer in Nogales, Arizona. (all times local):

6 p.m.

A police officer in the border city of Nogales responding to a carjacking has died.

The Nogales Police Department announced on its Facebook page that Officer Jesus Cordova succumbed to his injuries just a few hours after the shooting Friday.

According to police, officers responded to reports of an armed carjacker around 2:40 p.m.

Authorities say Cordova stopped the suspect’s vehicle and the suspect got out and opened fire, wounding him.

The suspect went on and carjacked two more vehicles. He then fled on foot before being apprehended in a trailer park.

Cordova was flown to a Tucson hospital where he died.

Police say there are no other suspects.

The suspect’s name has not been released.

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5:15 p.m.

Police in the border city of Nogales say one of their officers has been shot.

The Nogales Police Department and local media reported Friday that the wounded officer is in critical condition and a suspect is in custody.

KGUN-TV in Tucson reports the officer was flown to a hospital in Tucson.

The department said in a post on its Facebook page that no other suspects are at large. The agency also asked for the public’s prayers.

No other details about the injured officer or the suspect were immediately available.

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