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Explained: 1 deputy dies and another not expected to survive after firefight with suspect at Washington home

Compiled Nov 4

1 deputy dies and another not expected to survive after firefight with suspect at Washington home
1 deputy dies and another not expected to survive after firefight with suspect at Washington home · Photo: The Associated Press

One of two sheriff's deputies wounded in a firefight with a suspect in Washington state has died, and the other is not expected to survive

SWAT team
A specially trained police unit used for high-risk operations like breaching dangerous locations
felony warrant
A legal order for someone's arrest due to a serious crime
life support
Medical equipment keeping a person's body functioning, sometimes used to allow organ donation

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