Deputy U.S. marshal is fatally shot in Louisiana during warrant operation

Task force standoff ends after fugitive is wounded, hospitalized

A deputy U.S. marshal was killed while serving a fugitive arrest warrant Monday in Alexandria, Louisiana, authorities said.

The U.S. Marshals Service said in a statement that the deputy was shot and killed during the operation. The suspect was taken into custody after a “lengthy standoff” and was taken to a hospital for treatment of unspecified injuries sustained during the shooting.

The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office said detectives and members of the U.S. Marshals Violent Offender Task Force were executing the warrant around 3 p.m. CDT in the Rutland Road area when “an officer-involved shooting occurred.” Neither the slain deputy nor the suspect has been identified.

The FBI and Louisiana State Police are investigating alongside the sheriff’s office.