UPDATED: Queen Anne’s officer shot while responding to domestic dispute
Updated 12/30/16 4:43 PM: The Queen Anne's County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #108 has started a GoFundMe page to benefit Deputy Hogan and his family.
Hogan's current condition has improved from critical to serious.
He faces additional surgeries and a long recovery period, doctors said.
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Updated 12/29/16 1:05 PM: The suspect has been identified as 52-year-old James L. Rich of Chestertown.
Rich died at Chester River Hospital.
Police say Deputy Hogan was wearing a body camera. The footage will be reviewed and handed over to the state's attorney.
Hogan was shot by the suspect in the torso at close range. Hogan reportedly arrived at Shock Trauma alive and talking.
Records show that a peace order and protective order had been served at Rich's home in the 200 block of Edmore Road last year.
Rich's teenage son was home at the time of the shooting.
Maryland State Police say they have executed a search warrant of the home and continue the investigation.
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ORIGINAL POST:
Breaking early Thursday morning, a Queen Anne's County Sheriff's Deputy is fighting for his life after being shot while responding to a domestic dispute.
The incident reportedly began around 9:30 PM Wednesday night when officers responded to a home on Edmore Road for a domestic disturbance. The woman involved in this incident later went to the Sheriff's Headquarters.
Shortly after midnight, the female was reportedly escorted back to the home to get clothing. That's when the suspect inside the home reportedly fired at Deputy First Class Warren Scott Hogan, who then returned fire. Both were reportedly hit.
Hogan, who is a four-year veteran of the Queen Anne's County Sheriff's Office, was reportedly flown to Shock Trauma for surgery. Latest reports say, he is out of surgery and remains in critical condition. No information is available on the condition of the suspect at this time.
Officials with Maryland State Police and Queen Anne's County Sheriff's Office plan to release more details about the incident later Thursday morning. MSP Homicide Unit is leading this investigation.
