The suspect was shot and killed. The officers' conditions were not clear.
February 12, 2020, 8:23 PM
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Two officers were shot and injured while trying to serve a felony arrest warrant in Baltimore Wednesday, authorities said.
When the officers -- one from Baltimore city and one from Baltimore County -- confronted the suspect around noon gunshots were fired, according to the Baltimore police.
The suspect was shot and killed at the scene, said police.
The officers remain at the hospital, police said. Their conditions were not immediately clear.
Law enforcement personnel work at the scene of a shooting, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, in Baltimore. Two law enforcement officers with a fugitive task force were injured and a suspect died in the shooting, the U.S. Marshals Service said.
Law enforcement personnel work at the scene of a shooting, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, in Baltimore. Two law enforcement officers with a fugitive task force were injured and a suspect died in the shooting, the U.S. Marshals Service said.Ulysses Munoz/The Baltimore Sun via AP
The officers were part of a joint federal-state-local task force, said Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan.
"We ask Marylanders to join us in praying for the full and speedy recovery of the brave officers who were injured," Hogan said in a statement.
Just last week, two Anne Arundel County, Maryland, police detectives were shot and injured in the line of duty. Both have been released from the hospital.
Law enforcement personnel work at the scene which appears to show a body covered under a white blanket outside of an apartment, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, in Baltimore. Two law enforcement officers with a fugitive task force were injured and a suspect died in the shooting, the U.S. Marshals Service said.
Law enforcement personnel work at the scene which appears to show a body covered under a white blanket outside of an apartment, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, in Baltimore. Two law enforcement officers with a fugitive task force were injured and a suspect died in the shooting, the U.S. Marshals Service said.Ulysses Munoz/The Baltimore Sun via AP
"We are providing unprecedented resources to combat this violent crime crisis from all directions, with everything we’ve got," Hogan said. "The time has come for Baltimore City to finally take back its streets and communities, once and for all."
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