FBI Agent Shot in Colorado; SWAT Team Surrounds Motel
An FBI agent was shot in Littleton, Colorado tonight while trying to serve an arrest warrant at a motel, and now police, the FBI, and a SWAT team have the motel surrounded.
Streets have been closed off as law enforcement deals with the situation:
A look at the roadblock setup along prince and berry where agents are responding to an FBI agent who was shot pic.twitter.com/Q1ShJNgc42
— Mark Meredith (@markpmeredith) May 8, 2015
Mobile command post setup and several different police agencies setup in #Littleton where an FBI agent was shot pic.twitter.com/rslVvRsntp
— Mark Meredith (@markpmeredith) May 8, 2015
Multiple reports say that the unnamed agent was shot in the leg and sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Not much information has been released about the suspect who shot the agent, save for this:
NEW: Sources tell #9NEWS the FBI agent was shot while trying to arrest the 'Longhorn Bandit' bank robbery suspect pic.twitter.com/FL3KY3u6cK
— Kyle Clark (@KyleClark) May 8, 2015
As of this posting, the suspect is still holed up inside the motel, and the authorities are slowly advancing:
Heavily armed officers are all around Essex House Motel in Littleton. #9News pic.twitter.com/hW0NodAxkN
— Nelson Garcia (@9NewsEducation) May 8, 2015
Looks like police are ready to go in. #9News pic.twitter.com/wmHnPkVVJe
— Nelson Garcia (@9NewsEducation) May 8, 2015
Update- 9:41 pm EST: The suspect ended up shooting and killing himself.
You can watch KDVR’s report here, including testimony from a witness:
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