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Nashville Officer, Suspect Shot During Gun Battle

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A Nashville police officer and a suspect were shot following a police chase early Monday morning.

Officer Peter Lynch was shot in the leg.

The shooting happened after police tried to stop a car that had the wrong license plates in East Nashville around 3:30 a.m.

At one point the car slowed down enough for a woman to jump out. The woman was arrested shortly afterwards.

Then the driver got out and fled on foot.

The suspect pulled a gun and began shooting, police said.

Both Officer Lynch and the suspect were shot and transported to a local hospital.

Police did not release any details on where the suspect was shot.