OGDEN, Utah - Gunfire erupted as anti-drug police served a search warrant in an Ogden neighborhood, fatally wounding one officer and injuring five other police and a suspect, authorities said.
The shots rang out before 9 p.m. Wednesday as police converged at a residence on Jackson Avenue, police spokesman Lt. Tony Fox said.
The six officers were hospitalized along with a suspect, Fox told The Associated Press.
Ogden police said in a statement early Thursday that agent Jared Francom died from his wounds following Wednesday night's drug-related shooting.
Five police officers from multiple agencies remain hospitalized with serious to critical injuries. No more information on their conditions was released.
The sole suspect in the shooting is at a local hospital under guard, with non-life threatening injuries.
No names have been released.
The shooting occurred as an anti-drug strike team was serving a warrant. The Standard-Examiner in Ogden reported that more police responded upon word of at least one officer shot.
Police blocked off the area from 34th Street and Jackson Avenue to 32nd Street and a SWAT team took positions.
Authorities have not released information on how the remaining officers and the suspect were shot. The paper said police eventually surrounded the suspect near a backyard shed.
The residence was secured after the arrest, and at 9:45 p.m. police announced that there was no longer a threat to the community, the paper said.
The shots rang out before 9 p.m. Wednesday as police converged at a residence on Jackson Avenue, police spokesman Lt. Tony Fox said.
The six officers were hospitalized along with a suspect, Fox told The Associated Press.
Ogden police said in a statement early Thursday that agent Jared Francom died from his wounds following Wednesday night's drug-related shooting.
Five police officers from multiple agencies remain hospitalized with serious to critical injuries. No more information on their conditions was released.
The sole suspect in the shooting is at a local hospital under guard, with non-life threatening injuries.
No names have been released.
The shooting occurred as an anti-drug strike team was serving a warrant. The Standard-Examiner in Ogden reported that more police responded upon word of at least one officer shot.
Police blocked off the area from 34th Street and Jackson Avenue to 32nd Street and a SWAT team took positions.
Authorities have not released information on how the remaining officers and the suspect were shot. The paper said police eventually surrounded the suspect near a backyard shed.
The residence was secured after the arrest, and at 9:45 p.m. police announced that there was no longer a threat to the community, the paper said.
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