On the morning of February 19, 2007, 24-year-old Glendale Police Officer Anthony Jon Holly was killed while responding as backup to a traffic stop near 60th Avenue and Camelback Road in Glendale, Arizona. The stop began for a suspected registration violation; the driver was removed and arrested on outstanding warrants. As officers were dealing with a male passenger, the passenger, identified as Bryan Wayne Hulsey, suddenly exited the vehicle, produced a handgun, and opened fire. Officer Holly was struck in the face and later pronounced dead at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Phoenix.

The passenger who fired was wounded by return fire and taken into custody, and the two other occupants of the vehicle were also detained at the scene. This was the first time a Glendale officer had been killed in the line of duty. The community mourned Holly’s death and the case proceeded through the courts.

Does anyone have memories of Officer Holly or information about that night that could add to the record?