A suspected burglar armed with a firearm was shot and killed just after midnight Monday when police went to confront the person, the Casper Police Department says.
At about 36 minutes after midnight Monday, Casper Police Department Officers responded to a report of a residential burglary in progress in the 1600 block of South McKinley Street, says an early-morning statement CPD Capt. Jeremy Tremel released on the department's behalf.
"It was reported that an armed individual was inside the residence," the statement says. Officers arriving encountered "a subject" armed with a firearm, and during the encounter, "shots were fired," the statement adds.
The person was taken to the Wyoming Medical Center for treatment and later pronounced dead, says the statement.
"There is no ongoing threat to the public related to this incident, and no officers were injured," wrote Tremel.
The chief of police has asked the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) to investigate the incident, which the statement says is "consistent with Casper Police Department's commitment to transparency," and which is standard practice across Wyoming.
"Pursuant to the established policies of the Casper Police Department, the involved officers have been placed on Administrative Leave," wrote Tremel, adding that the 1600 block of S. McKinley will remain closed to traffic until DCI personnel have completed their investigation at the scene.
Clair McFarland can be reached at clair@cowboystatedaily.com.
