Good Samaritan kills gunman who ambushed a police officer

This is one of the craziest stories ever.

An Arizona trooper trying to help a motorist in a rollover crash was shot in an ambush-style attack by a random suspect, who was then fatally shot by a Good Samaritan driving by.

The trooper with the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) was at a traffic stop when he received a report about a driver whose car was shot at near a median at milepost 81 on Interstate 10, reported ABC15, an ABC affiliate in Arizona.

The trooper left the traffic stop to investigate this call when he came across a rollover crash and saw that a woman had been ejected from the wreckage.

When the trooper began working to block lanes, a suspect came from an unknown direction and “ambushed” him, according to DPS.

The suspect shot him at least once in the chest-shoulder area and fought the trooper to the ground.

A passerby saw the fight unfolding and stopped to render aid to the trooper, who asked for help.

However, the suspect ignored the Good Samaritan’s orders to stop attacking the trooper.

That’s when the passerby went to his car, grabbed a gun and fatally shot the suspect, reported ABC15.

The officer — who’s been on the force for 27 years– survived the attack, thanks to the help of a “good guy with a gun.”  This Arizona motorist acted quickly and bravely in a VERY challenging situation.

Col. Frank Milstead agreed and sent this message to the motorist who helped:

“Thank you because I don’t know if my trooper would be alive today without your assistance.”