A 13-year-old exchanged gunfire with police during a chase through a residential neighborhood in Florida, wounding 1 officer and ending up in the hospital after being shot himself, according to officials.
LAKELAND, Fla. — A 13-year-old exchanged gunfire with police during a chase through a residential neighborhood in Florida, wounding one officer and ending up in the hospital after being shot himself, officials said.
Officers were responding to reports of a drive-by shooting at a park. Officer Jamie Smith spotted the suspect's vehicle and pursued it. When it stopped, the three occupants jumped out and fled, according to police chief Sam Taylor. The officer was struck in the left foot and returned fire, but the teen fled, the chief said. Smith called for backup and continued chasing the teen. He lost sight of him, but other officers spotted him hiding in bushes. The teen tried to flee and engaged in a gun battle with officers, during which he was shot in the lower extremities and taken to Tampa General Hospital, Taylor said. Police believe he was treated and released.
The same teen had been arrested in January following a car burglary and had a stolen handgun at that time, said Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd.
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