Middletown police officer shot in pursuit

A Middletown police officer was shot in a pursuit Monday afternoon in Turtlecreek Township.

DEVELOPING NOWWE'RE EXPECTEDTO GET NEW DETAILS ON ATURTLECREEK TOWNSHIP SHOOTINGTHAT LEFT TWO PEOPLE WOUNDED,INCLUDING A MIDDLETOWN POLICEOFFICER.WCPO 9 NEWS REPORTER JASMINEMINOR IS LIVE TO EXPLAIN THEDETAILS OF WHAT WE KNOW TODAY.GOOD MORNING JASMINE.JULIE, IT STARTED AS A POLICEPURSUIT AND ENDED AS ASHOOTOUT.

MIDDLETOWN POLICEOFFICER, DENNY JORDAN, WASSHOT MULTIPLE TIMES AND SO WASTHE SUSPECT IN THIS CASE.NOW WE'RE TOLD BOTH JORDAN,WHO IS ON YOUR SCREEN THERE,AND THE SUSPECT WILL BE OKAY.THE LAST WE HEARD BOTH WE'RESTILL IN THE HOSPITAL.

BUTLERCOUNTY SHERIFF RICHARD JONESSAYS AROUND 4 IN THE AFTERNOONYESTERDAY, DEPUTIES TRIED TOPULL OVER A CAR THE SUSPECTWAS DRIVING.

HE SAYS THESUSPECT, WHO HAS MULTIPLEWARRANTS FOR HIS ARRESTINCLUDING A HOMICIDE INHAMILTON, REFUSED TO PULLOVER.THAT LED TO A PURSUIT SPANNINGMULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS..ENDING IN WARREN COUNTY'STURTLECREEK TOWNSHIP WITH ASHOOTOUT.

WITNESSES TELL USTHE SCENE WAS TRAUMATIC AS ITUNFOLDED IN A NORMALLY VERYQUIET AREA."I was certainly gettingfrightened.

I've never seen somany officers with guns drawn.I've seen it on TV.

Never seenit in real life.

I hope Inever see it again to behonest.

It was quite scary.Something not typical for thisarea."NOW WE'RE HOPING IN THE PRESSCONFERENCE THIS AFTERNOON WILLWILL GET MORE ON WHO THESUSPECT, THEIR CONDITION ANDTHE CHARGES FROM MULTIPLECOUNTIES.

PRESSER IS SET TO BEAROUND 1 TO 2 THIS AFTERNOON.REPORTING LIVE, JASMINE MINOR,WCPO 9 NEWS.