Key takeaways:
- One police officer was killed and two others critically injured, as well as a civilian seriously wounded in a shooting in Fargo, North Dakota.
- The identities of the officers and the suspect are being withheld pending notification of their families.
- North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley has expressed his condolences for the officers and their families, and is working with local, state and federal authorities to investigate the incident.
North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley has confirmed that the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation is working with federal, state and local authorities to investigate a shooting that occurred in Fargo, North Dakota on Friday afternoon.
The incident resulted in the death of one police officer and two others critically injured, as well as a civilian seriously wounded. The Fargo Police Department has withheld the identities of the officers and the suspect pending notification of their families.
Witnesses said they saw a man open fire on officers before other officers shot him. The suspect was killed during the exchange of gunfire. The motive behind the shooting is still unknown.
Attorney General Wrigley expressed his condolences for the officers and their families, saying, “Our hearts go out to the families of the officers and the civilian who were injured in this senseless act of violence. We are deeply saddened by this tragedy and will continue to work with local, state and federal authorities to investigate the incident.”
The investigation is ongoing and no further details have been released at this time.
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