Two Baltimore law enforcement officials were injured in a shootout that left a suspect dead.

The U.S. Marshals Service said the officers were members of a fugitive task force who were attempting to serve a warrant on an attempted murder suspect.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s office said the two injured officers are a Baltimore city and Baltimore County police officer. The suspect was identified as a former Maryland corrections official who was under investigation, according to Hogan.

One officer was injured in the leg and the other in the stomach, U.S. Marshals Service spokesman David Lutz told The Associated Press. Both officers were taken to a shock trauma center at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore.

Lutz said the officers were working to serve a warrant on an attempted murder suspect.

The Baltimore Sun and other local media outlets reported large police presences at Cedonia and Radecke avenues.

The Baltimore Office of Emergency Management was advising people to avoid the area.

Baltimore Mayor Bernard C. (Jack) Young released a statement on Twitter:

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8/26/17 - Atlanta, GA - Georgia leaders, including Gov. Nathan Deal, Sandra Deal, members of the King family, and Rep. Calvin Smyre,  were on hand for unveiling of the first statue of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday at the statehouse grounds, more than three years after Gov. Nathan Deal first announced the project.  During the hour-long ceremony leading to the unveiling of the statue of Martin Luther King Jr. at the state Capitol on Monday, many speakers, including Gov. Nathan Deal, spoke of King's biography. The statue was unveiled on the anniversary of King's famed "I Have Dream" speech. BOB ANDRES  /BANDRES@AJC.COM

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