RIVERTON (WNE) — An out-of-state individual is dead following an officer-involved shooting at the Wind River Hotel and Casino on Sunday night.

According to the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office, law enforcement officers from the FCSO, the Wind River Police Department and the Wyoming Highway Patrol responded to a call to assist an out-of-state police agency at the casino at about 7:15 p.m. on Nov. 30. 

Scanner traffic indicated the person was wanted out of Utah.

“Out-of-state authorities had asked for assistance in locating a suspect that had fled their jurisdiction after allegedly committing acts of domestic violence, stalking and threats of violence,” FCSO said in a release. 

The individual sought by the agency was also listed as a missing person, and as local law enforcement agencies were warned, was both suicidal and homicidal, according to the release.

The subject was located at the casino inside a hotel room.

“Several minutes after the initial contact, a confrontation occurred with the subject,” FCSO described, adding that both a FCSO deputy and highway patrol trooper discharged their firearms. 

While no one else was injured and lifesaving measures were reportedly rendered to the subject, the person shot died at the scene, the FCSO confirmed.

The Wind River Police Department was initially alerted and asked to assist, but after the person sought was determined to not of Native American descent, the call was turned over to the FCSO as the lead agency.

The shooting is under investigation by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation, and the involved officers have been placed on paid administrative leave pending that investigation.

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