TUESDAY, June 9, 2026 |
Photo – WHP patch – Courtesy Wyoming Highway Patrol
A police chase from Baggs ended with the suspect killing himself.
At 1:50 yesterday afternoon, Carbon County residents received an emergency alert about an active assailant in Baggs and were advised to shelter in place.
Details are scarce at the moment, but in an email statement to Bigfoot99 and Bandit102, Wyoming Highway Patrol Senior Public Relations Specialist Aaron Brown wrote that troopers responded to reports of shots fired north of Baggs and that no troopers have been injured in the incident.
What is known is that a little after 2 p.m., law enforcement had located the suspect’s vehicle on Highway 789. However, police did not know whether the suspect was still inside or not.
Unconfirmed reports indicate that the suspect shot two responding officers, with one needing to be life flighted to an area hospital. It is currently unknown what the officer’s condition is.
The suspect is said to have started a fire at a Baggs apartment building.
About six minutes after the vehicle was located, police reported that the apartment fire was contained but warned that the suspect had set up multiple propane tanks to detonate in the flames.
Law enforcement called the Sweetwater County bomb squad to the scene of the fire while the Carbon County Sheriff’s Office took over coordination duties.
Roughly 10 minutes after the county‑wide alert was sent, an unknown Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper asked other officers to secure his patrol car. When asked which one, the trooper replied that it was the car with bullet holes, indicating the suspect had fired at police.
A few minutes after that exchange, officers reported that the Sweetwater County bomb squad was on its way to Baggs.
The bomb squad was instructed to travel through Saratoga and take Jack Creek Road to reach the scene, as the suspect vehicle was still blocking Highway 789. When asked if they should take the same route, officers coming from the Casper area in an armored Lenco BearCat were told to take Highway 789 directly to the suspect.
Twenty minutes after the vehicle was located, law enforcement still did not know if the suspect was still inside. A police officer reported that the trooper, the suspect had shot at, did not see him leave the vehicle.
Nearly a half hour into the standoff, officers requested information about the suspect to identify any potential places he may be hiding. Meanwhile, they waited for other units to respond with a drone.
It is also unclear how the incident concluded, but sources told me the suspect was found dead inside his vehicle. By 7:48 p.m., the Carbon County Sheriff’s Office lifted the shelter in place order.
We will continue to follow the investigation and report back with any new findings.
