Hopefully the SWAT can put an end to this…
RANDOLPH COUNTY, Ala. — A police officer has been shot in Randolph County on Saturday while a suspect barricaded himself in a building with a hostage.
A SWAT team has now arrived on scene.
The exact condition of the officer is not yet known.
Heflin law enforcement and Alabama law enforcement agency are currently assisting at the scene.
The city of Heflin police department confirmed via Facebook that the officer had been shot.
According to local media, the suspect is now dead and the hostage has been safely rescued.
The City of Heflin Police Department posted the following on their Facebook page:
Please be Praying for our Randolph County Brother Officers, Heflin PD Officers, and all other L.E. Officers responding to assist in stopping the Madness in Randolph County.
Chief A.J. Benefield
H/T to Breaking911 who continues to update the story…