Police officer, sheriff's deputy and suspect killed in upstate New York gunfire exchange

LIVERPOOL, N.Y. (WSTM) — Multiple law enforcement officers were shot in upstate New York Sunday night in an exchange of gunfire with a suspect, according to authorities.

The identities of the two officers fatally shot while in the line of duty Sunday night have been revealed by local law enforcement.

Syracuse Police Officer, Michael Jensen of Rome, New York and Onondaga County Sheriff's Deputy Michael Hoosock of Clay, New York were killed in a gunfire exchange.

The suspect was later identified as 33-year-old Christopher R. Murphy, according to Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick. He told WSTM Murphy's last known encounter with law enforcement was a DWI in 2014.

At around 7 p.m. Sunday, two Syracuse police officers initiated a traffic stop on a suspicious vehicle that failed to comply. Officers lost sight of the vehicle but were later able to track it to an address in Liverpool by the license plate.

A little after 8 p.m., Syracuse police officers responded to Darien Drive in the town of Salina, with the help of the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office to investigate the vehicle.

While investigating, shots were fired, and a Syracuse police officer, as well as an Onondaga County Sheriff's deputy, were injured, as was a person at the house where the car was found.

The Syracuse police officer and Onondaga County Sheriff's deputy, along with a suspect, were pronounced dead at Upstate Hospital.

The Onondaga County Sheriff's Department is waiting for a warrant to search the house to see if there were other people inside the home where the car was found.

"Every time something like this happens, people come together no matter where they're from," Sheriff Toby Shelley said. "It's a challenge. I don't care if you have 20 years on the job or one, it's a challenge."