UPDATED 2/27 at 4:35pm
A law enforcement operation turned violent Thursday afternoon in the Home Depot parking lot on West Main Road, resulting in gunfire, a police chase, and two people being hospitalized.
Members of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) were conducting an operation at the Home Depot located at 878 West Main Road when the incident unfolded just after 12:30 p.m.
While attempting to take a suspect into custody, the individual struck an officer with their vehicle, prompting officers to open fire, according to authorities.
The suspect then fled in their vehicle, sparking a pursuit that continued down Ridgewood Road, behind a Burger King. The chase ended when the suspect’s vehicle collided with a pursuing officer’s vehicle at the end of Ridgewood Road.
The suspect was taken into custody and transported to Newport Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The injured officer was also taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
The Attorney General’s Office and Rhode Island State Police were notified as part of the investigation, which is being led by the Middletown Police Department, the State Police, the Attorney General’s Office, and the Drug Enforcement Agency.
📸 John Walker
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