Authorities: Utah sheriff’s deputy shot and killed near Arizona-Utah border; suspect at large

Sheriff’s deputy fatally shot near AZ-Utah border

FREDONIA, Ariz. — Authorities are pursuing a man they say fatally shot a Utah sheriff’s deputy near the Arizona-Utah border.

A Coconino County, Ariz., sheriff’s spokeswoman says authorities were chasing a 23-year-old man on foot when he shot a Kane County, Utah, sheriff’s deputy with a high-powered scope rifle Thursday afternoon.

Coconino County authorities announced hours later the deputy had died. The deputy’s name was withheld pending notification of family.

Coconino County spokeswoman Valerie Ausband says the incident began around 2:20 p.m. about three miles east of Fredonia, a small Arizona town just south of the Utah border.

Ausband says multiple agencies including the U.S. Marshals Service have joined in the pursuit of the suspect.