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Shots fired near the Colorado-Wyoming border on Monday triggered a massive response from law enforcement agencies in both states after a Wyoming deputy was injured, sheriff\u2019s officials said.<\/p>\n

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A Carbon County sheriff\u2019s deputy first responded to reports of a man with a gun in Baggs, Wyoming \u2014 roughly 3 miles north of the Colorado border \u2014 at 1:15 p.m. Monday, according to a news release from the Moffat County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

The man, who has not been publicly identified, \u201copened fire\u201d on the responding deputy, striking him several times before fleeing the scene in a truck, Carbon County Sheriff Alex Bakken said in a statement on social media.<\/p>\n

Colorado law enforcement \u201cimmediately responded to assist,\u201d according to the Moffat County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers and other Carbon County deputies pursued the man down Wyoming 789, Bakken said. The man shot again at law enforcement before driving off the highway and coming to a stop, he said.<\/p>\n

Colorado\u2019s Northwest Regional SWAT Team \u2014 including the Moffat County Sheriff\u2019s Office, Routt County Sheriff\u2019s Office, Craig Police Department, Steamboat Springs Police Department and Hayden Police Department \u2014 arrived in the area after the man drove off the road, Moffat County officials said.<\/p>\n

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The man died at the scene of the crash, Bakken said. Moffat County officials said Wyoming law enforcement also shot at the man. It\u2019s unknown if he died in the crash or from a bullet.<\/p>\n

The investigation is ongoing and being conducted by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation.<\/p>\n

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Paramedics took the injured deputy to St. Mary\u2019s Medical Center in Grand Junction.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur thoughts and prayers remain with the injured deputy, his family, and the dedicated men and women of the Carbon County Sheriff\u2019s Office as they navigate the aftermath of this tragic event,\u201d Moffat County Sheriff Chip McIntyre said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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