According to an official statement from the Phillips County Sheriff’s Office, posted to Facebook at 10:40 p.m. on Friday, June 27, deputies were responding to a fireworks-related call at the intersection of 1st and E Street in Phillipsburg when an exchange of gunfire occurred. During the confrontation, a deputy was shot and transported to the hospital. The suspect involved sustained fatal injuries. While the Sheriff’s Office has not yet officially confirmed the identity of