Phoenix officer killed with own shotgun

by KTAR.com (October 20th, 2010 @ 10:50am)

PHOENIX -- A Phoenix police sergeant, killed near the state Capitol, was shot with his own shotgun, according to a report by 3TV.

The television station quoted sources as saying the shotgun was left at the scene and that one of the officer's other guns was found a short distance away.

The search continued Wednesday for the killer of 35-year-old Sgt. Sean Drenth, who had been on the force for 12 years.

Drenth was found shot to death about 11 p.m. Monday after a Capitol police officer found his patrol car abandoned near 18th Avenue and Jackson, west of downtown Phoenix.

Police said Drenth, who was patrolling alone, had been out of touch for about two hours before he was found dead.