BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A county attorney in rural northern Wyoming says an officer shot and critically injured a man during a disturbance.
Washakie County Attorney John Worrall says officers with the sheriff’s office and the Worland Police Department entered a home late Sunday night and encountered a man with a baseball bat. One of the officers was knocked unconscious, and the other shot the man in the abdomen as he approached.
The Billings Gazette in Montana reports https://goo.gl/geYfxW both officers were treated at a local medical center, and the suspect was flown to Billings in critical condition. His name has not been released.
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Information from: The Billings Gazette, https://www.billingsgazette.com
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