Five police officers are shot and four more are hit by shrapnel in ambush

The scene near where five Phoenix police officers were shot and wounded after responding to a report of gunfire inside a home (AP Photo/Jacques Billed)

Five police officers have been shot in an ambush after responding to a report of gunfire inside a home, with four hurt while trying to get a baby to safety, the force said.

Another four officers were injured by shrapnel or ricocheting bullets.