A man suspected of wounding a police officer in Tennessee on Thursday afternoon was shot a short time later by other officers during an exchange of gunfire, police said.
The officer was in critical condition shortly after the shooting, the Metro Nashville Police Department said in a tweet that asked the public to be on the lookout for the suspect.
BODYCAM FOOTAGE OF OFFICER BEING SHOT RELEASED BY NASHVILLE POLICE
A Tennessee police officer and a suspect were shot and wounded in an exchange of gunfire.
Minutes later, police said the suspect had engaged officers behind a brush pile and was wounded during an exchange of gunfire. They said the man was taken to a hospital.
Officer Donovan Coble, 33, suffered a gunshot wound to his side after responding to a report of an armed man breaking into vehicles, police said.
No other officers were injured. Further details were not immediately released.