An early morning shootout in Wakefield left two deputy U.S. Marshals wounded, at least one NYPD detective injured, and the suspect, wanted for questioning in a prior shooting of a Massachusetts State trooper, was shot and killed in an exchange of gunfire with police.

Sources say the four marshals from the New York / New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force, joined members of NYPD’s Warrants Bureau as they executed a search warrant at 4085 Ely Avenue in Wakefield at 5:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 4.

The alleged suspect, Andre Sterling, 35, allegedly shot Massachusetts Trooper, John Lennon, in the hand during a traffic stop late Friday, November 20.

NYPD sources say one marshal was hit in the leg, and another was struck in the arm and leg. An NYPD detective suffered a leg injury and all three were transported to Jacobi Hospital, where a heavy police presence remained throughout the day. All three men suffered non life threatening injuries.

Conflicting reports say a 53-year-old man living in the apartment where Sterling was located was either shot and at Jacobi Hospital, or was taken into police custody. Unconfirmed reports say two others, besides the NYPD detective, were either injured or shot.

The NYPD’s Traffic Enforcement Bureau and the 47th precinct patrol vehicles held up traffic for at least two blocks in every direction, creating a frozen zone around the shooting scene which had residents unable to get home, and at least one Amazon driver unable to deliver his packages.

Multiple media outlets had news crews waiting for a press briefing at Jacobi Hospital for at least a half hour when they were abruptly told no briefing would take place.

At 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, the NYPD told media outlets they would not be commenting on the incident, and directed questions to the U.S. Marshals Service.

Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal, Eric Harrison, released a three paragraph statement that never mentioned the NYPD detective that was injured.