Phoenix, Arizona



From Phoenix’ AZCentral.com of January 2, 2005

Phoenix officer is shot by wife, then arrested



Phoenix police arrested one of their veteran officers Tuesday on charges of domestic violence after his wife said she shot him several times to defend herself.



Detective Billy Soza, a 25-year Phoenix officer, was booked on two counts of aggravated assault and one count of kidnapping, said Sgt. Randy Force, a spokesman for the department.



Soza, 53, was released from St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center at about 4:30 p.m. and booked at Madison Street Jail, Force said.



He spent most of Tuesday recovering from his injuries, which were gunshots to the face, chest, shoulder and left hand.



His wife, 44-year-old Pamela Soza was not taken into custody.

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Soza was shot Monday night during a domestic dispute involving his wife, Pamela Soza, Force said.



Their 19-year-old daughter was also at the house, in 10900 block of West Roma Avenue, during the shooting just before 11 p.m.



Their daughter didn't witness the assault, but saw the shooting, Force said.



Afterward, one of the people inside the house called 911 and the first officers on the scene found Soza in a bedroom.



Pamela Soza told officers that she shot her husband in self-defense, Force said. She claimed she was assaulted just before the shooting and used a handgun that was in the couple's home. The gun was not Soza's service weapon, Force said.



Billy Soza told police investigators that he thinks his behavior contributed to the situation, Force said.