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Man Dead Following Shootout With Police

Last updated on Thursday, March 20, 2008

(BATTLE GROUND) - A man who shot at officers trying to serve him a warrant is dead following a shootout overnight inside a battle ground home.

An unidentified sheriff's deputy was also shot in the arm. He was treated and released from a hospital.

Authorities say 54-year-old Carl Bryan fatally shot himself with a revolver. Police found his body early this morning after the standoff lasted several inside the house near Lafayette.

Officers had been trying to serve a warrant on a domestic battery charge to the man since Tuesday.

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