Corrections officer, suspect shot in Auburn, police say
A state Department of Corrections officer and a suspect were shot and wounded Tuesday in Auburn, police said.
Auburn police responded to the shooting about 3 p.m. at 3428 I St. NE, where the two people were treated for their injuries, Cmdr. Steve Stocker said.
The Corrections Department confirmed Officer Kristoffer Rongen, 46, was shot in the leg. The 14-year department employee was working on a task force for the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Rongen and another officer returned fire, injuring the suspect, who they were trying to arrest on a federal warrant.
Both wounded men taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
The suspect was arrested at the scene.
Neither man has life-threatening injuries, the Corrections Department said.
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This story was originally published June 28, 2016 at 3:17 PM with the headline "Corrections officer, suspect shot in Auburn, police say."