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PHOENIX (NewsNation Now) — Police in Phoenix released body camera footage Thursday from a Feb. 11 ambush that left nine officers wounded as they tried to rescue a baby.

In the video, the suspect lures an officer close to a home where says a baby is “choking on her own blood.” As the officer approaches, the suspect brandishes a gun and fires several shots. The officer retreats and makes an “officer down” call.

“The officer was hit several times and could not return fire due to severe gunshot injuries to his right arm,” according to police.

Four other officers were shot while trying to recover the baby and three more were wounded by bullet shrapnel.

The baby had been inside the home and was placed outside in a carrier by a second man — later identified as the suspect’s brother — who cooperated with police. Sgt. Ann Justus, a police department spokesperson, said the baby was OK.

A woman at the home was also critically injured, Police Chief Jeri Williams told reporters. She later died of her injuries after being struck by gunfire. Phoenix Police Department Sgt. Andy Williams told NewsNation that woman was the suspect’s estranged girlfriend.

Phoenix police said the suspect was found dead in the home and the situation was resolved.

Williams said the officer has been discharged from the hospital and his “spirits are high,” but he is still recovering.

“It is a miracle that he’s still alive,” he said. “He did suffer serious injuries. He wasn’t even able to draw his weapon. Basically, the only thing he could do at that point was get away and get to safety.”

The situation unfolded near West Elwood Street and South 54th Avenue, about 20 minutes away from Phoenix’s city center.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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