Sheriff: Pursuit in Ohio ends with officer, suspect shot

LEBANON, Ohio (AP) - Authorities say a pursuit in Ohio ended with a police officer and a suspect shot, but neither had life-threatening injuries.

Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones told reporters that the pursuit of a man who had several arrest warrants began in Middletown on Monday afternoon.

Officers from multiple jurisdictions pursued the man to a home in Turtlecreek Township, where Jones said the driver opened fire at about 4 p.m. Monday, wounding a Middletown police officer.

Jones said four or five officers then fired at the suspect, striking him multiple times.

Both the officer and the suspect were taken to hospitals, and Jones said both were expected to survive. Their names weren’t immediately released.

Officials said Ohio State Highway Patrol officers were involved along with the sheriff’s office and police from Fairfield, Hamilton and Middletown.