India, July 15 -- Deputy U.S. Marshal Drew Hanson lost his life while trying to execute an arrest warrant for a fugitive in a neighborhood located in south Alexandria on July 13, as confirmed by the U.S. Marshals Service late on Monday.

The incident took place at the crossroads of Rutland Road and Moor Road, close to Horseshoe Drive and South MacArthur Drive.

The Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office, the Alexandria Police Department, and the Louisiana State Police, along with the U.S. Marshals, converged on the location where a standoff with the fugitive persisted for around three hours.

The FBI office in New Orleans described the shooting as an attack on a federal officer. Below is the complete statement: "The FBI responded to an incident ...