Police officer injured, suspect killed in Skyline, AL domestic call

SKYLINE , Alabama (WDEF) – A suspect was killed and a police officer wounded in a shootout last evening in Jackson County, Alabama.

The Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to a home on a domestic call on County Road 143 near Skyline around 5 PM.

Sheriff Ricky Harnen says that when a Skyline officer arrived, someone began firing at him.

The officer was grazed by the gunfire and has been release from the hospital.

The Sheriff says the Skyline officer returned fire, killing the gunman.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s State Bureau of Investigation will handle the case.