An officer fired shots at the vehicle as it sped past, but did not strike the driver; the suspect was caught after crashing into an uninvolved vehicle and fleeing on foot
Chris Smith, 56, served with the Leon County Sheriff’s Office and previously in the U.S. Navy before opening Ground Ops Roastery + Bakehouse in Tallahassee
As a Bridgeport Police officer pursued a suspect on foot, the man grabbed a black object in his hand, prompting the officer to fire two shots; a handgun was later recovered at the scene
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