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Cops: Officers Fatally Shoot Kidnapping Suspect In Apartment

SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — Sparks police say a man who was a suspect in what was reported as a kidnapping and hostage situation is dead after being shot by Sparks and Reno police officers.

 

A Sparks Police Department spokesman says officers forced their way into an apartment where the man was shot Thursday night. The spokesman says a female victim was taken to a hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening injuries. No officers were injured. 

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Additional information on circumstances of the incident weren't released and it wasn't clear how the woman was injured. The Washoe County Sheriff's Office is investigating the incident.hr