UPDATE: Sheriff\'s deputy shot multiple times\, suspect killed

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UPDATE: Sheriff's deputy shot multiple times, suspect killed

WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS OUTOF JACKSON COUNTY.OVERNIGHT... A JACKSON COUNTYSHERIFF'S DEPUTY SHOT.HE IS IN THE HOSPITAL WITHSERIOUS INJURIES.AND POLICE SAY THE SUSPECT THATPULLED THE TRIGGER -- IS DEAD.THE JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF SAYSTHE SUSPECT WAS SHOT BY DEPUTIESAFTER POLICESAY HE FIRED ON THEM FIRST.AND THE SHERIFF SAYS A DEPUTYWAS HIT SEVERAL TIMES.POLICE TELL US THIS ALL STARTEDJUST LAST NIGHT WHEN OFFICERSGOT A CALL ABOUT ADOMESTIC DISPUTE AT A HOME INSUMMIT TOWNSHIP.

DEPUTIES WITHTHE JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF'SOFFICE RESPONDED TO THATCALL IN THE 13-HUNDRED BLOCK OFWESTLANE STREET RIGHT AROUNDNINEO'CLOCK LAST NIGHT.,POLICE TELL US AS SOON ASDEPUTIES ARRIVED ON SCENE -- AMAN OPENED FIRE ONTHEM..POLICE RETURNED FIRE AS THESUSPECT RAN AWAY.POLICE TELL US THE DEPUTY WASTAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL -- WITHSERIOUS INJURIES BUTTHEY ARE NOT CONSIDERED LIFETHREATENING.

DOZENS OF OFFICERSAND SWAT TEAM SURROUNDED A HOUSEFOR SEVERAL HOURS --AND TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO GETTHE SUSPECT TO COME OUT.AFTER SEVERAL HOURS -- OFFICERSWENT INSIDE A HOUSE -- AND FOUNDTHE SUSPECT --DEAD.THE JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF'SOFFICE SAYS HE DIED FROM HISINJURIES.THE SUSPECT'S NAME HAS NOT BEENRELEASED AT THIS TIME.BUT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYSHE'S A 34- YEAR-OLD MAN FROMFLINT.THE DEPUTIES INVOLVED IN THATSHOOTING HAVE NOW BEEN PUT ONADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE PENDING ANINVESTIGATION.WE'LL BE TRACKING THATINVESTIGATION FOR YOU.




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