The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office announced Monday that a grand jury had indicted a man accused of murdering a Phoenix police officer and injuring another during a shooting earlier this month.

Officers Zane Coolidge and Matthew Haney responded to a call about someone breaking into a vehicle on Sept. 3 at around 6:30 p.m. near 16th Street and McDowell Road when they encountered 41-year-old Saul Bal, whom police say fled after they approached him.

The officers reported that Bal fired at Haney and Coolidge, injuring both, and they returned fire, as detailed in the police statement.

Bal initially escaped but was arrested after a search lasting over three hours, which led to the closure of several city blocks, police stops and searches of vehicles in the area. Police lights illuminated the area in red and blue as dozens of officers scoured the area with much of McDowell Road shut down with the search stretching as far as Seventh Street and Interstate 10 to the west and State Route 51 to the east.

At a short news conference held that evening in front of the hospital where Coolidge and Haney were being treated, Phoenix interim police Chief Michael Sullivan said this was the eleventh time an officer had been the target of gunfire in 2024.

“It angers me. I hope you share my anger,” he said.

Coolidge remained in critical condition until Sept. 6 when he passed.

Haney was protected from serious injury by his ballistic vest.

Josh Maxwell, a prosecutor with the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, asked Commissioner Jane McLaughlin that Bal be held on a $2 million cash-only bond, which McLaughlin granted.

MCAO announced on Monday that a grand jury had since indicted Bal on five felony charges that include first-degree murder, attempt to commit first-degree murder, aggravated assault, first-degree burglary and misconduct involving weapons.

“The men and women in blue are heroes,” Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell said in a statement. “It is unthinkable that someone would take one of their lives. The person who took Officer Coolidge’s life will be held accountable.”

A trial date had not been set as of Monday afternoon.

A private funeral for Phoenix police Officer Zane Coolidge will be held on Wednesday. The service, which is closed to the public, will be held at 10 a.m. at Dream City Church in north Phoenix. The public can view the funeral through the Phoenix Police Department’s YouTube channel.