Police1 Staff
HENRY COUNTY, Va. — A Martinsville police officer was hospitalized after being shot Wednesday night after a vehicle pursuit that ended in gunfire.
WSLS reports an officer, whose name has not been released, attempted to stop a Toyota pickup truck for a traffic violation. The driver refused to stop and a pursuit was initiated, according to state police.
State police told WSLS the driver jumped from the moving vehicle and ran away on foot. Police found the suspect outside an apartment building and gunfire was exchanged.
Authorities told WSLS it’s unclear how many shots were fired. Both an officer and the suspect were hit at least once in the exchange. WSLS reports the police officer who was shot was flown to a North Carolina hospital and is still being treated for a non-life-threatening injury.
WSLS reports Virginia State Police is investigating the shooting per standard policy.