Officials in Wallace, northern Idaho, reported that a man opened fire on the Shoshone County Sheriff's Office on Friday, injuring three people, including an agent.

At a press conference, Sheriff William Eddy explained that the alleged shooter immediately began shooting in the street in front of the police station at around 2:30 pm native time, causing many law enforcement agencies to rush in response. An officer and two citizens were hurt. Two women inside a car were shot in the arms and suffered minor wounds, according to Eddy. The guy then entered the sheriff's office, shot at the transport center, inflicting a wound to an officer in the ears, and fired. Both the wounded civilians and the agent were taken to a hospital. According to specialists, none of the accidents are lethal.

Officials shot the intruder, killing him.

Around 4:15 pm, the deputy claimed the suspected gunman was killed in an "officer-involved battle" and that no one had been identified the attacker.

Initial reports that the suspect had a barricaded himself inside the building prompted the deployment of SWAT and other military groups.

continued investigations

The Idaho State Police is looking into the officers ' use of force, while the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office and the Coeurd'Alene Police Department are handling the criminal case.

Wallace, the county seat of Shoshone County, has a population of roughly 1, 000. Officials in neighboring regions reported that they sent reinforcements during the event, which was originally thought to be a case of active shooter.

This news has been tken from authentic news syndicates and agencies and only the wordings has been changed keeping the menaing intact. We have not done personal research yet and do not guarantee the complete genuinity and request you to verify from other sources too.