By Leila Merrill
FireRescue1/EMS1
ROCKWELL, N.C. —Two police officers and a firefighter were shot early Friday during a fire call, Spectrum Local News reported.
Fire crews were responding to a fire at a mobile home after 12:30 a.m., the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office said.
A person in the back of the home was armed and fired shots.
After more police officers arrived, the man fired more shots.
The three first responders’ injuries are non-life-threatening. Rowan County EMS treated them.
The suspect was killed on scene. His ex-wife told Fox 8 that he had been suffering from a mental health crisis.
The N.C. State Bureau of Investigation is assisting local authorities with the investigation.