MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A special agent assigned to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s SWAT Team was hospitalized after being struck by gunfire in an officer-involved shooting Wednesday evening, ALEA is confirming.
Heavy police presence on Long Leaf Drive in Montgomery near the Montgomery Regional Airport. At least a dozen units from the Montgomery Police Department, Montgomery Fire and Rescue, Montgomery County Sheriff’s office, FBI, and U.S/ Marshall’s Office are in the scene.
Authorities say the shooting happened while ALEA SWAT members assigned to the Metro Area Crime Suppression Unit were working an enforcement detail in the area.
The ALEA – State Bureau of Investigation Agent was reported to have been shot in the leg. The suspect is reported to have been killed by law enforcement.
