A shootout between a family and police in an Arizona Walmart parking lot early Sunday morning ended with the death of a suspect and a wounded cop . Cottonwood Police say they were called to the scene of the Walmart on Rodeo Drive at 11:52am Saturday after receiving a complaint about a female employee being harassed by a group of people . When they arrived at the parking lot around midnight , cops confronted a family of eight near their Suburban SUV with Idaho plates , who started shooting , according to the Verde Independent . Shootout : Shots rang out at a Cottonwood , Arizona Walmart early Sunday morning as a family of eight got into a gunfight with police . Fatality : A police officer was shot in the leg and a suspect shot to death in the dramatic confrontation . 'It was 8 on 8 , ' Johnson said . 'Eventually , they were all subdued and are in custody . ' During the gunfight , one of the suspects was killed while a police officer was shot in the leg . Another suspect was hit in the stomach and rushed to the hospital . The injured police officer , 31 , was last reported in stable condition , while the condition of the second suspect is not being released . The cop has been with the force for 10 years , and is expected to make a full recovery . During the fight , a Walmart employee tried to aid the police officers and broke his arm . Some of the other police officers were injured in the fight , but were treated at the scene . The Arizona Department of Public Safety is investigating , . Responding to 911 call : Cottonwood police were called to the Walmart after receiving reports of a female employee being harassed .
police responded to call of female Walmart employee being assaulted and were threatened with violence . A 31-year - old Cottonwood cop was shot in the leg during the assault . He is expected to make a full recovery . One suspect was killed and another shot in the leg . The condition of the second victim is not being reported . The six other suspects were taken into custody by police .