Officer Murdered While Wife Working Dispatch

Police officials in Terre Haute (Ind.) have confirmed that the wife of K-9 Officer Brent Long was working in the comm center on Monday when her husband was shot and killed by a suspect during a warrant service. Officials did not say if Danielle Long was working the radio during the incident or how she learned of the shooting. Off. Long and a team of U.S. Marshals had gone to a home on the city’s north side. The suspect opened fire immediately when the team of officers and marshals entered the house Monday afternoon, striking Long several times and wounding his dog Shadow. Officers shot back and killed the suspect. Long was taken to a hospital where he later died. Shadow is in critical condition with a head wound but is expected to survive. Off. Long was a six-year veteran of the agency. He and and his wife Danielle have an 11 year-old daughter and 10 month-old son.