Prattville Police Officer Shot During Domestic Violence Call

Alabama News Network is on the scene in Prattville, where we have confirmed that a police officer was shot during a domestic violence call on Patrick Street this afternoon.

Police Chief Mark Thompson told Alabama News Network that the officer was shot once in the upper chest. He was wearing a bulletproof vest and suffered minor injuries.

Thompson says the gunman then went inside a house, where officers then heard a shot. They later confirmed that he had killed himself.

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