An officer was briefly hospitalized on Friday morning after getting injured in a shootout with a known white supremacist gang member at a West Haven motel. The shooting happened just before 2 a.m. on Friday, April 4. The Ogden Police Department said officers with the Ogden Metro Gang Task Force were working to apprehend a suspect wanted in connection to an aggravated robbery that took place on April 1. When officers approached the suspect, he allegedly fled on foot. After a brief foot pursuit, the suspect pulled out a gun, prompting a brief exchange of gunfire with two officers. One officer suffered a “significant but non-life-threatening” injury to their lower leg and was taken to the hospital for further care. Ogden Police confirmed they have since been released. Barricaded suspect closed State Street in Midvale early Friday Meanwhile, the suspect, who has not been publicly identified, suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the hospital. The Ogden Police Department described the suspect as a “known white supremacist gang member with an extensive criminal history.” The Weber County Attorney’s Officer Involved Critical Incident Team has started an independent investigation into the shooting. “As it is still very early in that process, no additional details are available at this time,” Ogden PD Chief Jake Sube said in a press release. “We ask for the public’s patience as investigators work to gather and verify all relevant facts.”
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