RENTON, Wash. — A Renton firefighter was shot, and a suspect was killed after police officers returned fire in an Albertsons parking lot, according to police.
Officers with the Renton Police Department were called to the scene in the 4600 block of NE Sunset Boulevard just before 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 5 to assist the fire department with an unconscious person found in a vehicle, KOMO News reported.
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As officers arrived, they heard a gunshot, and a firefighter at the scene was wounded. Officers returned fire, fatally shooting the suspect, police said.
The firefighter was transported to a hospital in stable condition.
The officer-involved shooting remains under investigation.
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