A Wyoming police officer is dead, shot while issuing warning

Two Gillette Police officers carry shields near a residence where a suspect barricaded himself during a standoff, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, in Sheridan, Wyo. (Clint Wood/Sheridan Press via AP)

SHERIDAN, Wyo. (AP) — A police officer serving a trespass warning has been fatally shot in northern Wyoming.

Sgt. Nevada Krinkee died at a hospital after being shot Tuesday in downtown Sheridan. The male shooter barricaded himself in a home a few blocks away after the shooting, Police Chief Travis Koltiska said in a release.

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