Global Courant 2023-05-09 19:40:04
Police say a state agent was shot and wounded early Tuesday in southern Illinois during a gunfire that killed the suspect
MT. VERNON, Illinois — A police officer was injured and a motorist was killed Tuesday morning in a shootout along an Interstate Highway in southern Illinois, police said.
Illinois State Police said preliminary findings indicate that troopers responded along Interstate 64 at about 3 a.m. to assist a motorist when an altercation occurred. Police said the motorist displayed a firearm and exchanged gunfire with troopers, leaving the suspect dead and a 16-year-old veteran trooper hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
The shooting took place near Mt. Vernon, the seat of Jefferson County, about 80 miles southeast of St. Louis, shutting eastbound highways for more than three hours.
State police said the agency’s own internal investigators are handling the case and no further details were available to release.
