FBI agent wounded while searching for 9-year-old girl
May 26, 2015, 6:30 PM
Law enforcement officials investigate after a shooting at the Days Inn motel in Bossier City, La., Tuesday, May 26, 2015. Authorities say a 9-year-old Texas kidnap victim has been safely recovered but an FBI agent and a suspect in the case were shot when gunfire broke out at the northwest Louisiana motel. (Douglas Collier/The Shreveport Times via AP) MAGS OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT SHREVEPORTTIMES.COM; NO SALES
(Douglas Collier/The Shreveport Times via AP)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An FBI agent was wounded and a kidnapping suspect was killed Tuesday when gunfire broke out at a Louisiana motel where a 9-year-old girl from Texas was found safe, authorities said.
The agent, whose name was not released, was hit in the leg and his wound was not life-threatening, the FBI said.
Officer Sandy Eubanks of the police department in Benbrook, Texas, the girl’s home city, said the suspect was shot and killed by a member of an FBI task force. The suspect was identified as Jessie Nicholas Williams, 24.
The FBI confirmed that the suspect had been shot but would not give details or confirm the death.
Eubanks said authorities received numerous tips about the girl’s whereabouts after an Amber Alert was issued early Tuesday. She was reported missing Monday.
The investigation led FBI agents from Shreveport, Louisiana, to a Days Inn in nearby Bossier City.
“They encountered the suspect and a struggle ensued. During the struggle, an FBI agent was shot,” a brief FBI statement said.
Benbrook is about 220 miles west of Bossier City, near Fort Worth, Texas.
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