A Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot by an inmate who escaped the jail in Council Bluffs, Iowa Monday morning.
Deputy Mark Burbridge was killed while another was wounded after Wesley Correa-Carmenaty, who was found guilty of attempted murder earlier this year and was sentenced Monday morning to 45 years in prison, opened fire during the transport back to the jail, according to KMTV.
The 43-year-old officer was a 12-year veteran of the Pottawattamie County Sherriff's Department and the Council Bluffs Police Department.
The wounded deputy was listed in stable condition at a hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.
Correa-Carmenaty was taken into custody following a pursuit.
"Today the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office tragically lost a deputy in the line of duty. We are deeply saddened by his death and we mourn alongside the entire Pottawattamie Sheriff’s Office," Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said in a statement. "We offer our deepest condolences to their department and to the family of the fallen deputy. We also extend our thoughts and prayers to the injured deputy. The Omaha Police Department has pledged our full support across the river as we mourn together."
The incident is currently under investigation.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
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