Post by Logan on Jan 27, 2016 19:57:57 GMT -6
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — A state trooper and a driver who led him on a chase on a highway in suburban Atlanta both suffered gunshot wounds after exchanging fire Wednesday afternoon, a Georgia State Patrol spokesman said.
Trooper Jacob Fields was patrolling Interstate 75 southbound in Cobb County shortly after 3:30 p.m. when he saw a black Chevrolet Silverado traveling at a high rate of speed, State Patrol spokesman Capt. Mark Perry said. Fields recorded the pickup truck going 98 mph and when he tried to pull the Silverado over, the driver fled, Perry said.
Fields chased the Silverado for about 10 miles with two other troopers joining in to try to execute a "box-in maneuver," where they flank the vehicle and try to get in front and bring it to a slow stop, Perry said. Before they could complete that, the Silverado hit another civilian vehicle and came to a stop, Perry said.
The driver of the Silverado got out of the truck holding a handgun and began shooting at the troopers; Fields and two other troopers returned fire, Perry said. Fields was shot in the leg and abdomen just below his vest and above his gun belt, Perry said, but the three-year veteran was alert and in stable condition, with family around him.
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Trooper Jacob Fields was patrolling Interstate 75 southbound in Cobb County shortly after 3:30 p.m. when he saw a black Chevrolet Silverado traveling at a high rate of speed, State Patrol spokesman Capt. Mark Perry said. Fields recorded the pickup truck going 98 mph and when he tried to pull the Silverado over, the driver fled, Perry said.
Fields chased the Silverado for about 10 miles with two other troopers joining in to try to execute a "box-in maneuver," where they flank the vehicle and try to get in front and bring it to a slow stop, Perry said. Before they could complete that, the Silverado hit another civilian vehicle and came to a stop, Perry said.
The driver of the Silverado got out of the truck holding a handgun and began shooting at the troopers; Fields and two other troopers returned fire, Perry said. Fields was shot in the leg and abdomen just below his vest and above his gun belt, Perry said, but the three-year veteran was alert and in stable condition, with family around him.
Read more: bigstory.ap.org/article/fe43c0bbdbc7428290dba67c9c65603d/latest-man-accused-masonic-plot-moved-new-jail