A veteran police officer with the Unified Police Department was fatally shot during a confrontation with a suspect in Holladay, Utah on Sunday.
Officer Doug Barney responded to a traffic collision around 9:51 a.m. near 2160 East 4500 South when he spotted a man who got out of the vehicle and walked away from the scene, according to KSL-TV.
Salt Lake County Sheriff Jim Winder said that it appears the suspect, identified as Cory Lee Henderson, fired a single round at the officer that struck him in the head. The 18-year veteran of the department was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Minutes later, responding officers encountered the gunman nearby when there was an exchange of gunfire. Henderson was fatally shot and Officer Jon Richie was shot three times -- twice in the legs and once in the torso. He was transported to the hospital for treatment of his wounds and is expected to survive.
"He was conscious and alert when I was at the hospital and spoke to him. He seems to be doing very well," Winder said.
The incident is currently under investigation.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
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