PHOENIX —

A man who shot his ex-girlfriend at a Phoenix home early Friday ambushed the first officer on the scene, seriously injuring him, then opened fire on other police as they tried to rescue a baby that was left outside the door.

The woman later died. In all, five officers were shot, including four who were wounded while trying to take the baby to safety. Four more officers were injured by shrapnel or ricocheting bullets, police said.

Of the five shot directly, four remain hospitalized. All of the officers were expected to survive, and the baby girl was unharmed.

"I cannot recall an incident in city history where so many officers were injured," Mayor Kate Gallego said at a news conference near the scene. "A baby is safe today because of our Phoenix police officers."

The most seriously injured officer was the first to arrive at the home, around 2:15 a.m., following a report of a woman shot. He was invited inside, Phoenix police Sgt. Andy Williams said.

"As he approached the doorway, the suspect ambushed him with a gun and shot him several times," he said. "That officer was able to get back and get away to safety."

Video from the scene shows another man coming outside holding a baby and a satchel. The man put the satchel on the ground and then laid down the infant, wrapped in a blanket, between the satchel and the front door. He raised his hands to surrender while backing away from the house.

After that man was detained, other officers approached the doorway to get the baby girl, and the suspect fired more shots. The police returned fire, which then led the suspect to barricade himself. Eight of the officers were wounded by bullets or shrapnel in that exchange, Williams said.

Police were able to get the baby to safety as a SWAT unit took over.

The suspect remained barricaded for several hours and was later found dead from a gunshot wound inside the home.

They also found the suspect's ex-girlfriend, who had been shot and was critically injured. She died hours later, police said. Williams said the baby was believed to be the woman and suspect's child. She is now in state custody.

The man who brought the baby outside suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Williams said he's a family member and is cooperating with police.

"No information suggests that he's part of the ambush, but it's an ongoing investigation," Williams said.

Police identified the gunman as 36-year-old Morris Jones and said they were still trying to learn about the circumstances preceding the incident. Detectives were gathering evidence and processing the scene Friday morning.

Williams declined to say whether Morris has a criminal record or if police had been called to the home before.

"This is just one more example of the dangers that officers face every day keeping us and our community safe," Police Chief Jeri Williams said at an early morning news conference. "If I seem upset, I am. This is senseless. It does not need to happen and it continues to happen over and over again."

Chris Grollnek, an active shooter expert, told The Associated Press on Friday that it's important to know how the incident was initially reported. Was it a 911 call from the woman pleading for help? A neighbor reporting gunfire and screaming?

The immediate information will determine how the first officers respond as they get to the scene, he said.

Traditionally, a barricaded suspect buys the police time to set up a perimeter and call a SWAT team, which could take 20 minutes to arrive. But if someone is injured inside, "the human factor takes over," Grollnek said. "I'm the first one there, I'm going in."

Charles "Sid" Heal, former commanding officer of Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's SWAT unit, said department policies often give the decision-making authority to the responding officer.

Both Heal and Grollnek described firing on officers who are trying to save a baby as "evil." They said police protocols simply cannot cover such a scenario.

"Hopefully it doesn't happen often enough that we'll ever have a protocol for it," Heal said.

He added he cannot imagine a situation where the officers would have left the baby exposed because it was too dangerous for them to rescue the child.

"The moral factors far exceed the physical risk," he said.

The middle-class neighborhood in southwest Phoenix where the shooting occurred has newly constructed stucco houses tightly packed together and sits next to large shipping and fulfillment facilities for businesses. The home had its second-story windows shot out.

Frank DeAguilar, its owner, said the residence is a rental and he didn't know anything about the people living there, including their names. He said a property management firm handles the details.

"It's just a sad situation," DeAguilar said.

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Associated Press writers Jonathan J. Cooper and Paul Davenport in Phoenix and Stefanie Dazio in Los Angeles contributed to this report.

Nine men are in custody in connection with a standoff between law enforcement and a group of armed individuals on Interstate 95 in Massachusetts, according to state police officials.

The standoff between police and the group of armed men has caused the closure of a part of I-95. The situation has also led to a shelter-in-place order for parts of nearby communities.

The situation began when a Massachusetts State Police trooper spotted two vehicles in the breakdown lane with their hazard lights activated on I-95 north at about 1:30 a.m. Saturday and stopped to offer assistance, according to MSP Superintendent Col. Christopher Mason.

Mason said the trooper observed the group of eight to 10 men trying to refuel a vehicle and saw they were wearing tactical-style gear. They were armed with a combination of rifles and pistols.

The trooper asked the men for identification and firearms licenses and when the men said they did not have them available, the trooper called for backup, according to Mason.

A group calling themselves "Moorish American Arms" posted a video on Instagram overnight showing armed members blocking the highway.

"At some point during this interaction, a number of those individuals alight into the woodline with their firearms. A perimeter was quickly established," Mason said.

"No threats were made, but these men should be considered armed and dangerous. We are asking residents in these areas to lock their doors and remain inside their homes. A heavy police presence will be in this area as well," the Wakefield Police Department wrote in a statement.

The interstate was closed in both directions between Lynnfield and Stoneham because of the standoff.

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"They are refusing to comply with orders to provide their information and put down their weapons," said Massachusetts State Police spokesperson David Procopio.

Two people were seen being taken into custody on North Avenue during a live report on sister station WCVB at approximately 6:10 a.m. Reporter Josh Brogadir said the men, who were wearing fatigues, were walking near a staging area.

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"While we were standing in that area, we saw some officers start to run. They came over here and they took these two guys into custody," Brogadir reported.

Procopio later confirmed the arrests and said the situation was continuing with the remaining members of the group.

At about 10:30 a.m., about nine hours after the incident began, Procopio confirmed that the remaining seven suspects had been taken into custody by the MSP Special Tactical Operations Team.

Procopio said state police would conduct sweeps of both the group's vehicles and the nearby wooded areas.

In Massachusetts, Interstate 95 runs from the Rhode Island line, around Boston to the New Hampshire line. Wakefield is just east of where Interstate 95 and 93 meet north of Boston.

Authorities say people in some areas nearby were being advised to shelter in place during the incident. Police in other areas advised residents to use caution and avoid areas of town near Interstate 95.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

WILLIAMSBURG, Ohio — Saturday's Bill Brewer Honor Run at Williamsburg High School celebrates the life and legacy of Det. Bill Brewer.

"We just want to continue his memory, so nobody forgets the sacrifice that he made," Rachel Lefker, an event participant, said.

In February 2019, Brewer, a 20-year veteran of the Clermont County Sheriff’s Office, was killed in a 12-hour-long standoff with a suspect in an apartment complex in Pierce Township.

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"Deputy Brewer gave his life attempting to help a person who was admittedly suicidal," Sheriff Steve Leahy said in a statement. “This will forever change the atmosphere of the Clermont County Sheriff’s Office.”

Now, people are coming together to remember Brewer with 5K and 10K runs, and to raise money for scholarships at his alma mater, Williamsburg High School.

Money raised from the 5K will go towards scholarships available to any senior at Willaimsburg High School, and the money from the 10K will go towards the Williamsburg High School football team. Brewer is an Athletic Hall of Fame Athlete for Williamsburg.