Raleigh police officer shot, critically wounded; suspect dead in gunfire exchange in Renaissance Park neighborhood.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — The Raleigh Police Department has confirmed an officer was shot during a gunfire exchange in the Renaissance Park neighborhood.

During a media briefing, police said around 5:45 p.m. officers responded to a house on Democracy Street and a person started shooting at officers. Officers called for backup and the person continued shooting.

During the gunfire exchange, an officer was shot and the suspect was killed.

In an 11:30 p.m. media briefing update, Raleigh police chief Estella Patterson said the officer is out of surgery and is in critical condition. She asked the public to continue praying for the officer. She said the suspect died in the shootout and another man who was in the house died at the hospital.

Chief Patterson said officers went to the house on a residential burglary 911 call. The woman on the phone said she knew the suspect from a previous relationship.

Patterson didn’t reveal the identity of the officer or the others involved in the incident.

The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) is conducting the criminal investigation and will submit its findings directly to the Wake County District Attorney.

The RPD’s Internal Affairs Unit will conduct an administrative investigation that will focus on departmental policy compliance.

As is standard protocol and in the spirit of transparency, a five-day report will be released to the City Manager providing additional details regarding this incident, Chief Patterson said.

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RPD locked down the area, blocked streets and sent an emergency alert to inform neighbors and keep the public safe and away from the area.

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RPD says people who live in the area or need to access the area can now do so.

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