Police Officer Fatally Shot in Ambush Near Federal Building

Police Officer Fatally Shot in Ambush Near Federal Building
Police tape in a file photo. Jason Connolly/AFP via Getty Images
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TERRE HAUTE, Ind.—A western Indiana police officer was fatally shot Wednesday when he was ambushed near FBI offices in Terre Haute, according to federal officials.

Sgt. Ryan Adamson of the Terre Haute Police Department identified the officer as 30-year veteran Detective Greg Ferency. Ferency had been a federal task force officer since 2010, the FBI said in a statement.