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The officer was struck Saturday June 4, while responding to a call of "unknown trouble" on 500 Virginia Avenue around 8:40 p.m., his department said.
He and his colleagues heard gunshots when they arrived, and then encountered the suspect leaving the building. That person fired at officers, striking one of them. Officers returned fire, killing the suspect, who died at the scene. The officer was transported to an area hospital.
Inside the apartment, the armed subject was seen leaving from, officers discovered an injured person who suffered from a life-threatening injury.
That person was also taken to an area hospital for treatment. The Independent Investigations Division of the Office of the Attorney General is investigating this police involved shooting and circumstances surrounding it.
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