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Massachusetts officer shot during traffic stop dies

Police guard the scene on Rochdale Street near Zabelle Ave where an Auburn Police officer was shot Sunday morning May 22, 2016, in Auburn, Mass. Massachusetts State Police say in a statement that an Auburn police officer was shot at about 12:30 a.m. Sunday. Auburn is about 45 miles southwest of Boston. Officials say the officer was transported to a hospital. The identity and medical condition of officer were not immediately available. The shooting is under investigation. (Rick Cinclair/Worcester Telegram & Gazette via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT Police guard the scene on Rochdale Street near Zabelle Ave where an Auburn Police officer was shot Sunday morning May 22, 2016, in Auburn, Mass. Massachusetts State Police say in a statement that an Auburn police officer was shot at about 12:30 a.m. Sunday. Auburn is about 45 miles southwest of Boston. Officials say the officer was transported to a hospital. The identity and medical condition of officer were not immediately available. The shooting is under investigation. (Rick Cinclair/Worcester Telegram & Gazette via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

By Associated Press May 22, 2016 1 min read

AUBURN, Mass. (AP) – Authorities say a police officer has died hours after being shot during a traffic stop in a central Massachusetts town, and a suspect is on the loose.

Auburn Police Chief Andrew Sluckis says Auburn Police Officer Ronald Tarentino was shot and killed early Sunday.

Sluckis said the 42-year-old Tarentino was shot at about 12:30 a.m. Sunday in Auburn, about 45 miles southwest of Boston.

The officer was transported to UMass Medical Center where he later died.

The shooting is under investigation.