On the evening of August 28, 2004, Phoenix police responded to a shooting at an apartment complex on West Las Palmaritas Drive. Among the officers who went to the scene was 27-year-old Officer Jason Alan Wolfe, a former higher-earning worker who had left that job about four and a half years earlier to become a police officer. Wolfe had earned several commendations and a nomination for a lifesaving medal and was remembered for an easy smile and hearty laugh.

Officers located the shooter, Douglas M. Tatar, barricaded in a nearby apartment. Believing a hostage might be inside, Officer Wolfe, his partner Officer Eric White, and a third officer breached the door and were met with gunfire. Officer White was struck first; Officer Wolfe moved into the line of fire attempting to pull his partner to safety and was fatally wounded. The third officer was injured. The shooter retreated into the apartment and then took his own life. No arrests were made in the deaths of the officers because the sole suspect was deceased at the scene.

Wolfe is survived by his wife, also a Phoenix police officer, their two children, his parents, siblings, and longtime friends and colleagues who described him as a bright presence in briefings and a heroic partner. Does anyone have memories of Wolfe or information about that night to share with his family and fellow officers?