The Latest: Police: Trooper's injuries not life-threatening
WESTMINSTER, Md. (AP) — The Latest on a fatal shooting involving a stabbed trooper (all times local):1 p.m.
Maryland State Police say a trooper shot and killed a man who stabbed the trooper during a struggle.
Police say the trooper was taken to a trauma center after the shooting Monday in Westminster, about 36 miles (58 kilometers) northwest of Baltimore. Police spokesman Greg Shipley says the trooper's injuries aren't thought to be life-threatening.
The 34-year-old man suspected of stabbing the trooper was pronounced dead at a hospital.
The trooper encountered the suspect around 8 a.m. after responding to two reports of slashed car tires. One caller said the suspect was armed with a knife.
