Nick Givas | Media And Politics Reporter
A deputy U.S. marshal was shot and killed in Tuscon, Arizona, while serving a felony arrest warrant Thursday.
The agent remains unidentified, but the Marshal Service says he was the first deputy to be killed in the line of duty in Tucson in 66 years, according to The Associated Press.
The marshal was serving the warrant on 26-year-old Ryan Schlesinger for allegedly stalking a law enforcement officer when the suspect opened fire, the AP reported. Authorities returned fire, but did not hit the suspect.
Chris Magnus, the chief of police in Tuscon, said the shooting took place at 5:30 p.m. on the north side of the city, and a standoff continued for about an hour, the AP reported. (RELATED: When A Police Deputy Pulled Over An Illegal Immigrant, Gunfire Broke Out. Heres How The Face-Off Went Down)
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– US Marshall killed in #Tucson while serving warrant near Glenn/ Oracle. The Gov. reacts. Video from when shots were fired on #News4Tucson 5-7am
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Police havent released any further details about his alleged criminal activities.
Schlesinger was booked into the Pima County jail in Tucson following the incident.
Republican Gov. Doug Ducey posted about the firefight on Twitter and sent his condolences and prayers to the fallen officers family.
Ive just learned that tonight we lost a US Deputy Marshal from the District of Arizona. He was killed in the line of duty in Tucson. My deepest condolences and prayers go out to his family and all of Arizona law enforcement.
— Doug Ducey (@dougducey) November 30, 2018
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