Florida police officer wounded in shooting during traffic stop; suspect arrested
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}One person was in custody Sunday after shooting a Florida police officer.
Sanibel police said the incident occurred at around 8 p.m. The Sanibel police chief said the officer was wounded during a routine traffic stop. The shooter fired at the officer and then fled the scene.
Officers wounded the suspect in an exchange of gunfire near a home a few miles from where the Sanibel officer was shot. Police said the suspect drove home and was subsequently arrested.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The wounded officer wasn’t immediately identified. Sanibel police said he was transported to Lee Memorial Hospital where he was treated and released, according to Fox 4 Now.
Police were still investigating the shooting. The suspect hasn’t been identified and his condition was unknown.
The Florida shooting comes after a 20-year veteran San Antonio, Texas officer was shot and killed earlier in the day and a St. Louis, Missouri officer was shot twice in the face.
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