Originally posted by Wikinews. Wikinews content appears under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 license except where specified. As these articles are static snapshots of news items that may be later updated, they may not represent the latest or final revision of that article, and posted information may be only preliminary. Three law enforcement officers shot, suspect dead, in St. Louis, Missouri standoff ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 8, 2011 Original URL: http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Three_law_enforcement_officers_shot,_suspect_dead,_in_St._Louis,_Missouri_standoff Two US Marshals and one officer of the St. Louis, Missouri Metropolitan Police Department were shot during a gunfight while trying to apprehend a suspect on Tuesday morning. All three were taken to local hospitals for treatment. The suspect, identified by his family as 36-year-old Carlos Boles, was shot and killed by authorities returning fire. Eight law enforcement officials arrived at Bole's St. Louis, Missouri home to serve a felony arrest warrant. Upon entering the house, they were fired at with a semi-automatic firearm, according to ABC News. The shooter reportedly said, "I'm only going out in a body bag." After the shootings occurred, a SWAT team was requested because police did not know whether any other individuals were in the home. Three children, belonging to Bole's sister, had left the home before police initially moved in around 6:50 a.m. CST (12:50 UTC). The wounded officer of the St. Louis Police Department was taken to Barnes-Jewish Hospital after being grazed by a bullet that was stopped by his bulletproof vest, and then falling down. A spokesperson for the police department described the officer, who had been with the department for 34 years, as responsive and communicating. The two injured marshals were taken to St. Louis University Hospital. An earlier statement released by the US Marshals Service said one of the marshals had died after being shot in the head, but the agency later apologized after realizing he is still alive, in critical condition. The other US Marshal was reported to be in fair condition, shot in the ankle. Francis Slay, Mayor of St. Louis, talked to the victims' families at the hospital. The suspect's sister said he was not returning to jail, in which he had already served ten years. In December, records show Boles pleaded guilty to burglary, armed criminal action and assault charges. He was living in the 3100 block of Osage Street in the St. Louis suburb of Dutchtown. The FBI is now conducting the investigation, per standard procedure, and officials have not disclosed why they weer trying to arrest Boles. == Sources == * http://abcnews.go.com/US/marshals-cop-stlouis-shooting/story?id=13084122 * http://www.aolnews.com/2011/03/08/two-us-marshals-police-officer-shot-in-st-louis/ * http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/article_ede9e4a4-4987-11e0-b80d-00127992bc8b.html * http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/248149/3/US-Marshals-shot-in-south-St-Louis * http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Police-officer-shot-in-St-Louis-117573973.html .