A U.S. Marshal was shot in Oxford Friday morning as a team of marshals executed a search warrant on a man wanted for capital murder in Arkansas.
A press release from the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation said at approximately 11:30 a.m. yesterday, a team looking for Hunter Carlstrom approached his car and told him to surrender.
“Preliminary information indicates Carlstrom produced a handgun and fired upon the team when they approached his vehicle and commanded him to exit,” the press release said. “In response, officers returned fire striking Carlstrom. The deputy shot during the exchange was evacuated from the scene and transported to an area hospital.”
The remaining officers administered emergency medical attention to Carlstrom until EMS arrived. He was later pronounced deceased.
No other law enforcement personnel were injured.
Carlstrom’s wife was with him during the confrontation and was taken into custody. It was not immediately clear whether she faces any charges.
The shooting investigation is being led by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation.
As a matter of policy, the U.S. Marshals Service will not release the names of deputy marshals involved in shooting incidents, until the conclusion of all investigations surrounding the incident.
Carlstrom’s last known address was Lynn, Ark., and he lived for a time in Illinois and was a convicted felon.
According to the US Marshal Service, Carlstrom was wanted for questioning in the May 7 murder of James Sartorelli, 61, of Smithville Ark.
