Two U.S. Marshals and a NYPD detective were shot while attempting to arrest a fugitive on Monday, officials said.
Officials said the suspect was killed during the shoot-out. The officers are in stable condition, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
Shootout at West Village head shop http://t.co/wutYnxkgQo via @DNAinfo
The federal agents and the New York detective were reportedly trying to arrest suspected sex-offender Charles Modzir, 32, inside of the store Smoking Culture near West 4th Street around 1:10 p.m. local time.
Mozdir, 32, is from California, but was hiding out in New York CIty, police sources told the New York Post.
Mozdir had reportedly been the subject of a nationwide search after a friend accused him of molesting her son when he was babysitting for her in a city near San Diego in June 2012.
Mozdir was the subject of CNN's The Hunt last week.
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Modzir and the injured law enforcement officers were taken to Bellevue Hospital, where Modzir died, DNA Info reports.
"It appears that the injuries to the officers are not life-threatening," de Blasio said in a press conference. "We pray everything we are hearing is true and that these officers will be OK in the long run."
