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Shop NowOne police officer was shot after a high-speed chase down Interstate 70 near downtown Columbus, Ohio. The police officer has been hospitalized as one suspect is now reported dead and two others are in custody.
The Columbus Division of Police officer was shot in the leg Thursday afternoon around 4 p.m. The officer was shot during a shootout with the suspects on I-70 near West Mound Street.
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The Police departed and stated that the officers were pursuing three suspects accused of robbing a car dealership and then a bank. Medics on the scene pronounced one suspect dead at 4:20 p.m. Due to the shoot-out and investigation afterward large lengths of I-70 were closed during rush hour traffic.
During the shootout two of the suspects ran southbound from the stolen car when the police pursuit ended. According to police reports that two that ran remained at large for nearly 15 hours. They were eventually caught early Friday morning. Police officers arrested them in the North Linden area near East Weber Road and McGuffey Road.
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“Today, our greatest fear in law enforcement became a reality when a Columbus Division of Police officer was shot in the line of duty,” Chief Elaine Bryant wrote in a statement. “This is a reminder of the dangers the courageous men and women of this division face each day.”
The pursuit of the three suspects began around 2 p.m. Thursday afternoon. The cause for the pursuit was reports of an armed robbery at a Porsche dealership on the 400 block of N. Hamilton Rd. in Whitehall.
According to Columbus Police Assistant Deputy Chief Greg Bodker, the three men demanded the keys to a black Porsche SUV and drove it to rob a Fifth Third Bank on the 2400 block of Hilliard Rome Road on the city’s west side.
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Several law enforcement agencies and at least two police helicopters followed the stolen Porsche to I-70 near West Mound Street. It was at this time the shootout began. Albert stated that multiple officers discharged their weapons.
The officer who was shot was taken by his partner to the surgery center at OhioHealth Grant Medical Center in critical condition. According to Brian Steel, executive vice president of the local Fraternal Order of Police, the officer is “fighting for his life.” The officer’s condition was upgraded from critical to stable around 6:40 p.m. Thursday night.
