By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com
Deputy U.S. Marshal Chase White, 41, was fatally shot Thursday night in Tucson, Az., while serving a fugitive warrant, the agency said Friday. The shooter was taken into custody.
White, who was married and the father of four, was rushed to Banner-University Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries later that evening, the agency said in a press release.
After the shooting, Tucson police and federal officers surrounded the single-story house where the shooter was holed up. After about an hour standoff, they took the man into custody, the Arizona Daily Star reports.
“We are all extremely saddened by the tragic line of duty death of our brother, Deputy U.S. Marshal Chase White, last night in Tucson, Arizona,” David J. Anderson, Acting Deputy Director of the U.S. Marshals Service said in a statement. “He was shot and killed while performing his mission. It’s a dangerous job, but Chase was devoted to making his community and this nation safer. His sacrifice will not be forgotten.”
White joined the Marshals Service in 2015. He was an Air Force reservist, preparing for an upcoming deployment.
