A Pottawattamie County sheriff’s deputy was killed and a second was wounded after a man convicted of attempted murder shot them both in an effort to escape from jail Monday morning.

Mark Burbridge, 43, a 12-year veteran of the office, died after being shot by Wesley Correa-Carmenaty, 24, during a prisoner transfer operation at the Pottawattamie County Jail, Sheriff Jeff Danker said.

During a press conference Monday afternoon, Danker said Burbridge was a good sheriff’s deputy “and an excellent man,” as he recalled the day’s events.

A second deputy, 10-year veteran Pat Morgan, was also shot. Morgan is expected to make a full recovery.

Jerry Brittain of Council Bluffs was injured during an attempted carjacking by Correa-Carmenaty near the jail, while Amy Kanger of Glenwood was carjacked but was not injured. Brittain is being treated at the Nebraska Medical Center.

“We lost an officer today. It’s all been kind of a blur,” Danker said. “The reality of it is something like this could happen at anytime.”

Danker detailed the events Monday that began after Correa-Carmenaty, who was restrained in shackles and handcuffs, was being taken out of a van inside the jail sally port — its secured entryway — after being sentenced earlier in the day at the courthouse for the March 2016 homicide of Anthony Walker.

Correa-Carmenaty had pleaded guilty earlier this year to amended charges.

At around 11 a.m. Monday, Correa-Carmenaty obtained a gun from one of the deputies after assaulting them, then shot both men, according to a description of the events provided to news media. Danker said he did not believe any officers returned fire at that moment.

The account from law enforcement continue:

The 6-foot-3, 215-pound man then fled the scene in a jail transport van, driving through a closed garage door at the west end of the sally port.

Correa-Carmenaty drove to the intersection of Big Lake Road and North 16th Street, just west of the jail entrance, and exited the van, attempting to carjack Brittain. Correa-Carmenaty shot the 30-year-old man once before getting back into the transport van and driving away. A passenger in Brittain’s truck was not injured.

Near 25th Street and Avenue I, Kanger, 31, stopped her 2015 Nissan Sentra to see if anyone was injured when she saw the transport van, with heavy front end damage from driving through the jail’s garage door, on the grass of a yard at the intersection.

Correa-Carmenaty kidnapped the woman at gunpoint, forcing her into the Nissan. He then drove to Omaha and dropped Kanger off at the R & L Liquor store at 5825 North 30th St. while police were closing in on the vehicle.

Kanger alerted authorities, and a pursuit started near 30th and Sprague Streets in Omaha.

The suspect drove south on 30th Street, west on Cuming Street, made a U-turn at Saddle Creek Road and Cuming Street and then traveled back east on Cuming Street.

Correa-Carmenaty avoided stop sticks at three intersections before making his way to the southbound entrance of Interstate 480 and Cuming Street.

There, Correa-Carmenaty struck a brick wall and was apprehended “without further incident,” Danker said.

Before Correa-Carmenaty was apprehended Monday, law enforcement officers were stopping cars on West Broadway and looking inside the vehicles.

A dozen area schools were placed on lockout, including Crescent and Lewis & Clark Elementary Schools as well as Kanesville Alternative Learning Center, Council Bluffs Community School District spokeswoman Diane Ostrowski said.

Now back in custody, Correa-Carmenaty is currently being held at the Douglas County Jail while Pottawattamie and Douglas County attorneys work on prosecuting him.

Danker said Correa-Carmenaty faces many charges in Nebraska now, including the possibility of federal charges for kidnapping Kanger and driving across state lines.

In Council Bluffs, Correa-Carmenaty faces charges of first-degree murder, kidnapping, two counts of attempted murder and firearms violations as of Monday evening, Danker said.

Pottawattamie County Attorney Matt Wilber said he spoke with Douglas County Attorney Don Kleine about prosecuting Correa-Carmenaty in Iowa.

“A variety of things are going on with filing charges. There may be federal charges, too, and the federal charges could carry the death penalty,” Wilber said.

More details on the shooting, carjacking and chase will come to light as the investigation continues.

Burbridge’s remains were taken to the Department of Criminal Investigation’s state lab in Ankeny for autopsy, with members of local law enforcement and fire departments coming out on the roads to pay respects as the motorcade passed by, according to various posts on social media.

“We’re a small department, everyone knows everyone. Mark was jovial, a great guy, always happy. He worked several different roles at the department,” Danker said. “We’re going to miss him.”

Both deputies were routinely assigned to transferring prisoners between the jail and courthouse, Danker said. However, prisoners are sometimes able to defeat safety precautions like handcuffs, he added.

Liaisons with the Sheriff’s Office were with Burbridge’s family after events unfolded. Council Bluffs Police Chief Tim Carmody said officers from his department had been supporting the Sheriff’s Office “any way we can” and will continue to help in the future.

Danker said the last fatality of a deputy on duty was in 1981 when Chief Deputy Duane Otto was killed in an accident that caused a porch roof to collapse on him during a call.

Danker, a 40-year law enforcement veteran, said this was something he hoped he’d “never have to do,” regarding speaking about a fallen fellow officer.

Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer recalled how law enforcement in Iowa was there for his department to support them when Officer Kerrie Orozco, a native of Walnut, was killed in a shooting on duty two years ago this month.

“We intend to be there for them. There will be a time for mourning, but hold heads up high. It’s a tough, dangerous job but we have a solid community that supports law enforcement,” Schmaderer said.

— The BH News Service contributed to this report.