Pair of murder suspects shot near Fairfield Walmart

Vivian Ho
Published 5:39 pm, Thursday, April 3, 2014

(04-03) 17:37 PDT FAIRFIELD -- Two people were shot, one by a federal agent, near a Walmart in Fairfield Thursday afternoon, police said.

The gunfire came after investigators with a federal task force tracked down an attempted murder suspect behind the Walmart on the 2700 block of North Texas Street at 2:46 p.m., Fairfield police said. The suspect had a handgun, and was shot by an agent, according to police.

Officers did not say if the suspect shot at the investigators.

Fairfield police responded to the scene to assist, and were able to help the agents locate a related suspect, who was also wanted for attempted murder, on the same block about 30 minutes later.

The second suspect was also armed and shot by Fairfield police.

Police did not release the identities of the suspects. Their conditions are unknown.

No officers or federal agents were injured, police said.

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