( CNN ) One of the nine suspects was killed . Another was shot in the stomach . All eight responding officers were injured , including one 10-year veteran who required surgery . It 's the aftermath of an all-out melee in a Walmart parking lot in Cottonwood , Arizona , a town of 11,000 people about an hour 's drive south of Flagstaff . But details are murky outside of the injury and arrest reports . What 's known , according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety statement released by spokesman Raul Garcia , is that someone at the store called the Cottonwood Police Department a few minutes before midnight Saturday to report that a woman who worked at Walmart `` had been assaulted in the store by multiple suspects . '' The suspects were in the parking lot when police responded , and they immediately attacked the officers , the DPS statement said . Two suspects were shot , one in the abdomen and one fatally , while one of the suspects shot a Cottonwood officer in the leg , according to DPS . `` I heard about eight to 10 shots , '' Louie Solano , an eyewitness , told CNN affiliate KPHO . `` It was a lot of noise . It looked like a riot in the middle of the parking lot . I mean it was unbelievable , '' he said . Investigators believe the nine suspects were all from the same family . `` We believe they are from Idaho because of the license plate on their vehicle , '' DPS spokesman Bart Graves told CNN . The condition of the suspect who was shot in the stomach was not known . Seven other suspects were taken into custody , the statement said , and `` a total of eight officers and another ( Walmart ) employee were assaulted in the parking lot during the fight . Seven of those officers sustained minor injuries to include lacerations and bruising . '' The Walmart employee , who was a loss prevention officer , had a broken arm , Graves said . The 31-year-old officer who suffered the gunshot wound was flown to Flagstaff Medical Center , where he underwent surgery . The veteran officer is expected to make a full recovery , according to the statement . The Cottonwood Police Department and the Yavapai County Sheriff 's Office directed media questions to DPS . Asked for additional information , Arizona DPS spokesman Bart Graves said , `` This is a very complex investigation , we are still sorting things out and there are a lot of witnesses to talk to , so we are in the early stages . '' He added , `` We were asked by Cottonwood police to conduct a criminal investigation . '' CNN 's Brian Carberry contributed to this report .
The shot officer underwent surgery and is expected to make full recovery , police say . Incident began when police got report that Walmart employee was attacked , statement says . Police : Nine suspects , believed to be from the same family , `` immediately '' began attacking them .