On August 5, 2021, a 22 year old homicide suspect was shot and killed after shooting his gun at SWAT officers. Earlier at around 5:40 p.m., SWAT officers arrived to a house to serve a warrant for a homicide suspect. They announced their presence through a PA system and told the suspect not to have anything and to have his hands out the front door. The suspect opened the door and began walking down the steps with a handgun. The suspect raised the handgun up and started shooting at the SWAT officers. Three SWAT officers fired back at the suspect. The suspect was struck by gunfire. The officers then attempted life saving measures on the suspect but fire department medics declared the suspect deceased at the scene. Officers recovered the handgun from the suspect’s hand, the handgun was reported stolen in June. No officers were injured in this incident.
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