Illinois Trooper Serving Warrant Dies From Gunshot Wounds

A police officer in tactical gear stands positioned near an Illinois State Police S.W.A.T. vehicle outside a building on 42nd Street near Van Buren Avenue,in East St. Louis, Ill., after a state trooper was shot while serving a warrant at the address on Aug 23, 2019. Christian Gooden/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill.—An Illinois State Police trooper died from wounds suffered early Friday while executing a search warrant in East St. Louis.

Trooper Nicholas Hopkins, 33, of Waterloo, a 10-year veteran of the force, was wounded during an exchange of gunfire while serving the warrant at an East St. Louis home, said State Police Acting Director Brendan Kelly. He later died at a hospital.