A POLICE officer is in hospital in serious condition after reportedly being struck by the driver of a Honda Fit who police attempted to stop while in the area of Fourth Street and Coconut Grove.
According to police, around 10pm on Friday, officers responded to a domestic complaint in the area of Augusta Street and Hospital Lane.
At the scene, police were informed the suspect had left the area in a silver coloured Honda Fit. Moments later, police saw the vehicle on Poinciana Drive near Finlayson Street and signaled to the driver to stop.
“It is reported that the driver failed to stop and sped off at a high rate of speed which resulted in police pursuing, and ending on Prince Charles Drive, where the driver of the vehicle was subsequently shot,” a police report said.
The driver was taken to hospital where he remains in serious, but stable condition.
During the chase, police said a 42-year-old man who was driving on Palm Tree Avenue received a gunshot injury to his arm.
“He drove himself to hospital where he was treated and discharged,” police said. An investigation is continuing.
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