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Washington deputy shot and killed, the first in the agency's 165-year history
By Amir Vera and Hollie Silverman, CNN
Updated at 0408 GMT (1208 HKT) April 15, 2019
Sheriff: Deputy shot while responding to call 00:48
(CNN) — A deputy with the Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office in Washington was fatally shot Saturday night, a death Sheriff Brad Thurman said was the agency's first in the line of duty in its 165-year history.
Justin DeRosier, 29, was responding to a disabled vehicle when he reported to other deputies that he had been shot, Thurman said during a press conference on Sunday.
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DeRosier was flown to PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, where he died, Thurman said.
DeRosier leaves behind a wife and a 6-month-old daughter, Thurman said while holding back tears.
Thurman said DeRosier had been with the department since May 2016 as a patrol deputy and boat operator. DeRosier would have started training to be a narcotics investigator with the drug task force in July.
"The Southwest Washington Regional SWAT team is currently on a manhunt for the suspect or suspects," said Commander John Horch with the Clark County Sheriff's Office, adding that persons of interest and witnesses are being interviewed.
Horch also said a search warrant has been executed at a home near the shooting scene.
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