SARALAND, Ala. – Authorities say a police officer was shot and critically wounded while responding to a domestic call in the south Alabama city of Saraland. A suspect was shot and later died.
WKRG-TV (http://bit.ly/2i1XFCT) and WALA TV (http://bit.ly/2i21g3L) report that Saraland Police Officer Jackie Tucker was in the hospital in critical but stable condition after Wednesday morning's shooting.
The stations reported that the suspect, identified as 27-year-old Blake Richardson, died in the hospital.
Authorities said Tucker was one of two officers who responded to a domestic violence call involving the suspect and his grandfather.
Authorities didn't immediately release the races of Richardson and the suspect.
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