Arizona State Trooper Tylar Edenhofer, age 24, was a 4 year Navy veteran and was engaged to be married.
He had been on the job less than three months.
Col. Frank Milstead stated, "The DPS family is in mourning. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family. Lives have been shattered and ruined. We're all in a little bit of a state of shock this morning."
Governor Doug Ducey – "Arizona today mourns the loss of one of our brave State Troopers, Trooper Tyler Edenhofer, who was killed in the line of duty, and we pray for the health of Trooper Dalin Dorris who sustained critical injuries during the incident. This tragedy is an all too real and heartbreaking reminder of the harm our heroic law enforcement officers face each and every day for the safety and wellbeing of Arizonans, and for peace in our communities."
Tyler Edenhofer graduated from Jeffersontown high school in 2012. He enlisted in the Navy immediately following graduation and was stationed in Guam.
In addition to his fiancée, he is survived by his parents, sisters and brother.
Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday at Best Funeral Services and Chapel, 9380 W. Peoria Ave. The funeral will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at Christ's Church of the Valley, 7007 W. Happy Valley Road in Peoria.
He had been on the job less than three months.
Col. Frank Milstead stated, "The DPS family is in mourning. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family. Lives have been shattered and ruined. We're all in a little bit of a state of shock this morning."
Governor Doug Ducey – "Arizona today mourns the loss of one of our brave State Troopers, Trooper Tyler Edenhofer, who was killed in the line of duty, and we pray for the health of Trooper Dalin Dorris who sustained critical injuries during the incident. This tragedy is an all too real and heartbreaking reminder of the harm our heroic law enforcement officers face each and every day for the safety and wellbeing of Arizonans, and for peace in our communities."
Tyler Edenhofer graduated from Jeffersontown high school in 2012. He enlisted in the Navy immediately following graduation and was stationed in Guam.
In addition to his fiancée, he is survived by his parents, sisters and brother.
Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday at Best Funeral Services and Chapel, 9380 W. Peoria Ave. The funeral will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at Christ's Church of the Valley, 7007 W. Happy Valley Road in Peoria.
Arizona State Trooper Tylar Edenhofer, age 24, was a 4 year Navy veteran and was engaged to be married.
He had been on the job less than three months.
Col. Frank Milstead stated, "The DPS family is in mourning. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family. Lives have been shattered and ruined. We're all in a little bit of a state of shock this morning."
Governor Doug Ducey – "Arizona today mourns the loss of one of our brave State Troopers, Trooper Tyler Edenhofer, who was killed in the line of duty, and we pray for the health of Trooper Dalin Dorris who sustained critical injuries during the incident. This tragedy is an all too real and heartbreaking reminder of the harm our heroic law enforcement officers face each and every day for the safety and wellbeing of Arizonans, and for peace in our communities."
Tyler Edenhofer graduated from Jeffersontown high school in 2012. He enlisted in the Navy immediately following graduation and was stationed in Guam.
In addition to his fiancée, he is survived by his parents, sisters and brother.
Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday at Best Funeral Services and Chapel, 9380 W. Peoria Ave. The funeral will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at Christ's Church of the Valley, 7007 W. Happy Valley Road in Peoria.
He had been on the job less than three months.
Col. Frank Milstead stated, "The DPS family is in mourning. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family. Lives have been shattered and ruined. We're all in a little bit of a state of shock this morning."
Governor Doug Ducey – "Arizona today mourns the loss of one of our brave State Troopers, Trooper Tyler Edenhofer, who was killed in the line of duty, and we pray for the health of Trooper Dalin Dorris who sustained critical injuries during the incident. This tragedy is an all too real and heartbreaking reminder of the harm our heroic law enforcement officers face each and every day for the safety and wellbeing of Arizonans, and for peace in our communities."
Tyler Edenhofer graduated from Jeffersontown high school in 2012. He enlisted in the Navy immediately following graduation and was stationed in Guam.
In addition to his fiancée, he is survived by his parents, sisters and brother.
Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday at Best Funeral Services and Chapel, 9380 W. Peoria Ave. The funeral will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at Christ's Church of the Valley, 7007 W. Happy Valley Road in Peoria.
