Two West Virginia Cops Shot During Vehicle Stop

Two suspects are in custody after two police officers were shot during a traffic stop in West Virginia. Authorities in Lewisburg said both officers are expected to survive and that one was hit in the rib but was wearing a protective vest, and the second officer was grazed by a bullet.

The names of those taken into custody were not immediately released. The shooting happened after Lewisburg police stopped a vehicle with stolen plates on Interstate 64 and were fired upon, Donna Hinkle, director of administration at the Greenbrier County 911 Center, told NBC News.

Shots were fired at the officer from the suspected stolen vehicle as well as a red pickup truck that was traveling with that car, Hinkle said, and police returned fire and struck the driver of the first car, she said. The red pickup sped off and the suspect was found in some woods about a mile from where the shooting took place, Hinkle said.

One of the shot officers only graduated from the police academy two weeks ago, Hinkle said.

— Shamar Walters

First published January 1st 2015, 3:43 pm

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