Sheriff’s Deputy and Suspect Killed in Minnesota Shootout

Sheriff’s Deputy and Suspect Killed in Minnesota Shootout
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The Associated Press
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CYRUS, Minn.—One sheriff’s deputy died on his 44th birthday and two other law enforcement officers were injured after a shootout in west-central Minnesota that also killed the suspect in a domestic disturbance call Saturday night.

The Pope County Sheriff’s office said one deputy died at the hospital after the shooting that happened around 7:30 p.m. at an apartment in Cyrus. Another deputy was treated for his injuries at the hospital and released. An officer from Starbuck, Minnesota, was also injured but did not need treatment at the hospital.