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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowA suspect died and a police officer and a police dog were shot during a shootout that ensued from serving an arrest warrant, authorities said.
The suspect, Rodney Ross, 30, shot at police and then fled a home as officers attempted to arrest him Tuesday morning, then died in the shootout when police found him hours later, authorities said.
An officer received a leg injury and was treated at a hospital before being released Tuesday night, Commander Mike Grezgorek of the St. Joseph County Metro Homicide Unit told the South Bend Tribune. He declined to identify the wounded officer until family had been notified.
A police dog, Luna, also was shot and she was transported to North Central Veterinary Emergency Center in Westville for treatment.
Police arrived at the house around 11:45 a.m. looking for Ross, who was wanted on an Elkhart County warrant for drug possession and having a firearm without a license.
Officers serving the warrant were shot at and and they returned fire. Ross then fled from the house into nearby woods, St. Joseph County Sheriff Bill Redman said. No officers were injured at that time.
Multiple agencies, including U.S. marshals, assisted county police and set up a large perimeter.
Ross was found during the search and fired on police before officers returned fire, Grezgorek said.
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