BALTIMORE (AP) — A U.S. Marshals Service deputy was shot and wounded and a suspect was killed Thursday morning while law enforcement officers served an arrest warrant in Baltimore, authorities said.
The suspect was shot by return fire and died after the shooting, which occurred about 6:15 a.m., Baltimore police spokeswoman Lindsey Eldridge said in an email.
The Marshals Service tweeted that the deputy was taken to a Baltimore hospital with serious injuries and was recovering from surgery.
A Baltimore Police forensics team enters the house in West Baltimore where a U.S. Marshall was shot while while serving an arrest warrant on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. Baltimore police spokeswoman Lindsey Eldridge said in an email that the suspect was shot by return fire and died after Thursday morning’s shooting. (Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Sun via AP) 
Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison stands near the scene in West Baltimore where a U.S. Marshall was shot while while serving an arrest warrant on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. Baltimore police spokeswoman Lindsey Eldridge said in an email that the suspect was shot by return fire and died after Thursday morning’s shooting. (Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Sun via AP) 
Police officials stand outside a home on N. Mount Street where a U.S. Marshall was shot while while serving an arrest warrant on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021 in West Baltimore. Baltimore police spokeswoman Lindsey Eldridge said in an email that the suspect was shot by return fire and died after Thursday morning’s shooting. (Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Sun via AP) 
Don Snider, Commander U.S. Marshals Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force, from left, Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison, consent decree lead monitor Kenneth Thompson, and Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott prepare to address the media after a U.S. Marshall was shot while while serving an arrest warrant on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. Baltimore police spokeswoman Lindsey Eldridge said in an email that the suspect was shot by return fire and died after Thursday morning’s shooting. (Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Sun via AP) 
Don Snider, Commander U.S. Marshals Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force, talks to the media after a U.S. Marshall was shot while while serving an arrest warrant on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021 in West Baltimore. Baltimore police spokeswoman Lindsey Eldridge said in an email that the suspect was shot by return fire and died after Thursday morning’s shooting. (Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Sun via AP)
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the deputy and his family during this tragic time,” the agency said.
The shooting occurred while members of the U.S. Marshals Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force were serving an arrest warrant on a suspect wanted for armed robbery and attempted murder, the Marshals Service said.
“During the arrest warrant service, deputies received gunfire from the fugitive. Deputies returned gunfire. During the exchange, the fugitive was struck as well as the deputy U.S. Marshal,” task force commander Don Snider said.
No other details were immediately available.
“We are gathering more details and will have further updates later,” the agency tweeted.
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