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Officer Ambushed and Killed in Terre Haute

(Terre Haute, IN) - A police officer in Terre Haute was shot and killed in what authorities have dubbed an ambush.

 

The incident happened Wednesday around 2:15 p.m. outside an FBI office in Terre Haute.  The officer involved has been identified as Detective Greg Ferency, a 30-year veteran of the Terre Haute Police Department.

 

Reports indicate Ferency was assigned to an FBI task force there.  Authorities say he was shot and killed ambush-style.  An FBI agent shot and wounded the assailant, who is in custody following surgery.

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