Laramie County Sheriff’s Deputy In Intensive Care Following Deadly Shootout

This article first appeared on Cowboy State Daily.

By Jimmy Orr, Cowboy State Daily

One man is dead and a Laramie County Sheriff’s Deputy is in Intensive Care following a shoot-out in Cheyenne on Saturday afternoon.

The Laramie County Sheriff’s office announced on Saturday evening that deputies had made contact with a suspect in the area of Cahill Park at 2:25pm following an assault call at Laramie County Community College.

Authorities said a slow-speed pursuit of the suspect’s vehicle ensued and ended in the Miles Court neighborhood where a shooting between an officer and the suspect occurred.

“One of our patrol deputies was shot and is currently in the Intensive Care Unit at the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center in stable condition,” a spokesman said. “The suspect is deceased and there is no further risk to public safety.” 

The incident has been turned-over to the Department of Criminal Investigation.

Jeanette Carmel, an emergency dispatcher at the Laramie County Combined Communication Center, said she was working in the dispatch center at the time of the shooting.

“One of the hardest shifts I’ve worked,” Carmel wrote on Facebook. “The officer is in dispatch’s prayers.”

“We’re just glad the deputy is stable. Felt like for a minute the world just stopped,” she said.

Laramie County Commissioner Linda Heath was quick to wish the deputy well and to thank first responders in the community.

“Prayers for all involved: the Sheriff Deputies, their famlies, the officer who was shot, his family, our dispatchers, and AMR responders,” Heath wrote on Facebook. “May each of you find peace and strength in our heavenly Fathers’ love.”

The Douglas Police department offered support as well and asked the community to pray for the officer.

“Help us send good vibes to this deputy from a fellow agency in Laramie County! Prayers for them and their family, both blood and blue,” the department wrote.

Former Cheyenne Police Chief Brian Kozak, who is running for Laramie County Sheriff, announced he was suspending his campaign in order to “focus on the deputy and the members of the Sheriff’s Office.”

No other details have been made public.

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