Officer Injured, Suspect Killed In West Baltimore Shootout

A police officer was injured and a suspect was killed in a shootout Sunday night in west Baltimore, police said.

The officer was shot in the area of Vine Street and Fremont Avenue.

"The suspect who shot the officer was fatally wounded," Interim Police Commissioner Gary Tuggle said. "There was a shootout between the suspect and the officer."

Tuggle said the uniformed officers were in the area as part of crime-suppression efforts.

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The officer was taken to Shock Trauma and released Monday afternoon.

The crime scene was released at around 7 a.m. Monday, police say.

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