Massachusetts officer injured in shootout with barricaded suspect

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A Massachusetts police officer was shot and injured Saturday night when police exchanged gunfire with a man barricaded inside a home in Wilbraham, state police said.

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The state police tactical team took the man into custody shortly after midnight. The man had gunshot injuries and was taken to an area hospital under police guard.

A southern Massachusetts police officer was shot and wounded by a barricaded suspect Saturday night.

During the standoff, state police used an armored vehicle with its battery ram extended to break a window on the front of the home. A trooper then flew a drone through the window into the home that showed video of the suspect inside a front breezeway with gunshot injuries, police said.

The injured Wilbraham police officer remains hospitalized, police said.

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Before the arrest, state police rescued two occupants of the home who had escaped onto a roof of the adjoining garage, officials said.