YAKIMA, Wash. - An unidentified suspect was shot and killed during an encounter with police on Saturday night, according to the Yakima County Police. An officer was also shot, but did not sustain any life-threatening injuries.

Police made contact with the man, who was a wanted suspect, near the intersection of East Walnut Avenue and 3rd Street around 7:39 p.m.

Both the man and a Yakima Police officer were shot during the incident. The man died as a result of his injury, and the officer was treated and subsequently released from the hospital.

No other information has been released yet about the circumstances of the encounter or the criminal history of the suspect.

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