(Edwardsville, IL) — A Metro East police officer and a suspect are hospitalized with gunshot wounds after an early morning struggle on Wednesday. It happened in Edwardsville, where local police and Madison County deputies were trying to serve a search warrant. The man who lived at the home is accused of pulling out a gun, which cops fought to take away from him. Police say one officer was shot in the hand in the scuffle, while the suspect was shot in the head. Authorities were trying to seize a computer as part of a cyber crimes investigation.

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