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Video: Shots fired at Ohio officers during traffic stop ambush

Officer Phillip Stevens leaned into the vehicle’s passenger window to speak with the driver when an unknown person suddenly appeared and shot at the officers

By Police1 Staff

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Police in Ohio released dash cam video of a traffic stop ambush in hopes that it will lead to an arrest.

WBNS reports that Columbus Officer Phillip Stevens pulled over a suspicious vehicle early in the morning last week. After backup arrived, Stevens leaned into the vehicle’s passenger window to speak with the driver when an unknown person appeared between nearby houses and opened fire at the officers.

The driver’s vehicle was struck multiple times, but neither officers at the scene were hit.

Columbus PD has asked anyone with information about the suspect to contact them.