One person was injured when police opened fire during a traffic stop in Morrisville, Bucks County early Saturday.
The police-involved shooting happened near the 7-Eleven on South Pennsylvania Avenue and West Bridge Street around 5:30 a.m., police said.
The officer pulled into the convenience store parking lot and spotted a suspicious vehicle. He quickly ran the plates and discovered that the car was stolen from Bristol earlier, Morrisville Borough Police Chief George McClay told NBC10.
When the officer pulled up behind the stolen car, the driver backed into the marked cruiser. The officer then got out of his car and was hit by the suspect as he tried to leave the scene, according to authorities.
The officer opened fire on the vehicle, striking it twice. The driver was injured by one of the bullets, said McClay.
While driving from the scene, the suspect crashed into a road barrier which sent the car into a wooded area, stopping the suspect in his tracks.
He was transported to St. Mary's Hospital and is in critical but stable condition, McClay said.
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The officer was taken to Bucks Co. Hospital with arm injuries. He was later released.
McClay says the vehicle was stolen when the owner left the vehicle running in an effort to warm it up.
