Huntsville police officer shot in leg, suspect killed when shots fired

Published 8:16 am Monday, November 27, 2017

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say a police officer was injured and a suspect was killed when shots were fired in Alabama.

News outlets report that Huntsville police Sgt. Jonathan Ware says three officers responded to a domestic call between a man and a woman on Sunday night and were met by an armed man. Ware says shots were fired, but investigators say they’re not sure who fired first.

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Ware says an officer was struck, and another officer fired back, killing the armed man.

The officer was taken to Huntsville Hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg and released Monday morning.

The deceased man has not been identified.

Ware says police don’t know the man’s relationship to the woman who called police.