Police are looking for two suspects after one of them shot an officer in Prince George's County, Maryland, on Monday following a pursuit, according to authorities.
The incident started around 10 p.m. when officers noticed a vehicle suspected in an earlier shooting at Riverdale Road and 58th Avenue, Riverdale Park Police said.
The driver sped away when officers tried to pull them over, police said.
Another police agency put out stop strips that disabled the vehicle near the intersection of East-West Highway and Taylor Road, outside a Riverdale Police Department building, police said.
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The suspects got out of the vehicle, then both began firing guns, police said.
A Riverdale Park Police officer was shot in the "lower extremity" and is expected to survive, police said. They were released from the hospital overnight.
The suspects ran away.
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It is unclear why the gunman opened fire. Descriptions of the two suspects were not immediately released.
Riverdale Park police are handling the case. Multiple police jurisdictions are involved in the search, including the Prince George's County Police Department.
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