Witness claims man pulled rifle from trunk and opened fire on Fargo officers

(Fargo, ND) -- WDAY Radio spoke to a person who says they saw the officer involved shooting that took place this afternoon. 

The witness says they were driving along 25th Street South when they were passing an accident that occurred near 9th Avenue South. The witness says as she was looking at the crash when one of the drivers pulled a rifle-like weapon from the truck of the vehicle and shot multiple bullets in quick succession at the officers.  

"He pulls out a rifle out from the back of his trunk and aims it directly at the police - there were a couple of police that were standing in the middle of the street behind where the accident happened with the vehicle - and aims it, and I just hear him start spraying."

Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney says three officers are seriously wounded and a fourth person who is the suspect is also shot and seriously wounded. 

WDAY Radio is reaching out to local authorities for more details.