Carbon County Sheriff’s Sergeant In Critical Condition Following Shooting

A Carbon County Sheriff's Sergeant was listed in critical condition in a Colorado Hospital following a shooting incident in Baggs on Monday.

That's according to a post on Carbon County Sheriff Alex Bakken's Facebook page

According to the post, the incident started when the sheriff's office got a report of a man with a gun in the small town of Baggs, near the Colorado state line.

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Sergeant Zach Burns was in the area and responded after getting a description of the suspect vehicle. He soon saw the vehicle and performed a traffic stop in front of a small apartment complex.

Suspect Came Out Firing With A Semi-Automatic Rifle

But as soon as he stopped his car, the suspect got out and opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle. Sergeant Burns was wounded in the  neck, arm, and hip. The suspect then set fire to the apartment  complex on fire and drove away northbound on Highway 789.

Residents of Baggs rushed to help the wounded lawman until EMS crews could arrive, providing emergency wound treatment to Sergeant Burns and covering him. The post goes on to say "Sergeant Burns was transported via helicopter to a trauma center in Colorado where he remains in critical condition.

The suspect was killed in a shootout with Carbon County Deputies on Highway 789 after fleeing the scene."

The Wyoming Division of Investigation is investigating the incident.