Deputy Injured, Gunman Dead in Shooting in Baggs, Wyoming
The Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating after the deputy was airlifted to a Colorado hospital and the suspect died at the scene.
- On Monday, June 8, 2026, a Carbon County Sheriff's deputy was wounded in Baggs, Wyoming, after a suspect opened fire, triggering a pursuit on Highway 789 that ended with the suspect's death.
- Shortly before 1 p.m. Monday, a dispatcher reported a man at 49 West Cedar Street who came out of a house with a long gun, fired a shot, and was walking around trying to get into an apartment.
- Carbon County Sheriff Alex Bakken stated the suspect fled in a truck, leading officers on a pursuit before stopping on a two-track road as Colorado and Wyoming law enforcement immediately responded to assist.
- The wounded deputy was airlifted by an Intermountain Air Ambulance to St. Mary's Medical Center in Grand Junction, Colorado, while Sheriff Bakken asked the public to keep our injured deputy and their family in your thoughts and prayers.
- Authorities assessed the scene using a robotic platform and drones as the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation began an inquiry into the incident.
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