A U.S. marshal was shot on Thursday while trying to apprehend a fugitive in Baltimore, authorities said.
The deputy, who was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries, was serving an arrest warrant for a man accused of attempted murder and armed robbery, Commander of the U.S. Marshals Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force Don Snider told CNN. The deputy has yet to be identified by name, and the suspected trigger man, who also remains unidentified, was killed by law enforcement after he opened fire on a SWAT team.
The Baltimore Police Department confirmed the incident in a tweet and pinpointed the location at the 1400 block of North Mount Street.
Confirmed: member of the U.S. Marshals shot while serving arrest warrant in the 1400 block of N. Mount Street
— Baltimore Police (@BaltimorePolice) February 4, 2021
The department did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Washington Examiner at the time of publishing.
The shooting follows a similar incident on Wednesday in Sunrise, Florida, where two FBI agents were killed, and three others were wounded during a gunfight with a suspect sought for child pornography charges. The wanted man shot himself before law enforcement could apprehend him, authorities said.
FBI Director Christopher Wray, who identified the deceased as Special Agents Daniel Alfin and Laura Schwartzenberger, mourned the deaths as a personal loss for the department.
“Tragically, the FBI lost two of our own today,” Wray said in a statement. “Special Agent Alfin and Special Agent Schwartzenberger exemplified heroism today in defense of their country. The FBI will always honor their ultimate sacrifice and will be forever grateful for their bravery.”
President Biden also grieved the two agents during remarks delivered from the Oval Office.
“They put their lives on the line, and it’s a hell of a price to pay,” he said. “And every single day … by and large the vast, vast majority of these men and women are decent, honorable people who put themselves on the line. We owe them.”
