July 14, 2023
A Fargo police officer was killed in a Friday afternoon shooting that left two other officers in critical condition
Officers Andrew Dotas and Tyler Hawes both sustained gunshot wounds and are in critical but stable condition at a health care facility, according to the release.
The suspect, identified in the release as Mohamad Barakat, 37, was shot by officer Zachary Robinson during the incident. He was transported to a hospital and later died of his injuries, the release said.
A 25-year-old woman was also shot during the incident and was transported to a health care facility with "serious injuries," according to the release.
The shooting took place Friday near 9th Avenue South and 25th Street South in Fargo, according to the release.
Zibolski said the shooting took place as officers were investigating a routine traffic accident. He added it "does not appear [Barakat] was part of the collision" but the investigation is ongoing.
"Our officers were out there performing their duties investigating what we would say was a routine traffic accident," the police chief said. "As they did that, for whatever reason, this individual began firing at them, striking three of them, and also fired shots at the firefighters who were also on scene attending to the crash victims."
"The events of the last 24 hours have been among the most difficult in our department's nearly 150-year history," said Zibolski in the news release. "This was a heinous and unthinkable act of aggression against our officers.."
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