Deputy shot, in stable condition, suspect arrested after standoff at Econo Lodge

KZRG is reporting that a standoff at the Econo Lodge on Range Line in Joplin has ended with the suspect in custody and taken to a local hospital for treatment.

The announcement comes a couple of hours after Jasper County Deputy Nolan Murray was shot, as he and nine other members of the Ozark Drug Task Force were preparing to serve a warrant on a room at the motel.

Murray underwent surgery at Freeman West Hospital. Murray is in stable condition, according to a posting on the Jasper County Sheriff's Office Facebook page.

Please keep Deputy Murray and his family in your thoughts and prayers. He is in stable condition.
The original news release from the Joplin Police Department is printed below:

Members of the Ozark Drug Enforcement Team where attempting to serve a search warrant at the Econo Lodge on South Range Line when shots were fired from inside the room. A Jasper County Deputy was stuck by a bullet and is currently undergoing treatment at the hospital. Joplin SWAT has been activated. Several area law enforcement agencies are currently on scene.

Updates will be posted as information becomes available.