Breaking: Shots Fired in Edna

By Jessica Coleman
Staff Writer
    Edna Police, Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputies, and Ganado Police Department along with EMS and fire organizations responded to an incident that ended with a suspect being shot on June 2.                                                     

Here’s what we know: 

•  Around 4 p.m. a call came in to law enforcement from Conner’s Corner Store regarding a shoplifter who had just left the store. The caller reported the suspect was on foot, traveling toward the stoplight at Wells St. He was described as a male, wearing a camouflage hoodie and khaki pants.

• As officers approached, the suspect fled, and a chase ensued.

• An officer radioed with a call of “shots fired.”

• The suspect fell in the grass where N. Wells St. meets Kleas St. 

• The unidentified suspect was transported by ambulance to an area hospital, and was alive at the time of transport.

More details will be released as they come available.

An updated version of this story can be found here: 

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