CHESAPEAKE, Va. – The Chesapeake Police Department is looking for the person who they say shot at an officer who was trying to pull them over.
Around 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 24 near Greenbrier Pkwy and Jarman Rd., an officer tried to pull over a car, police say. When the driver did not stop, the officer pursued them, according to police.
When the suspect and the officer were going down River Birch Run, police say the suspect shot at the officer. The officer then lost sight of the suspect’s car after it went off the road, police say.
Police have since added that when the car the suspect was driving went off the road, it went into an apartment complex off of the 1600 block of River Birch Run N. The car was found abandoned in the apartment complex's parking lot, police say.
The officer was not injured, and police are still looking for the suspect.
Police are encouraging anyone with information about the incident to leave a tip with the Crime Line by calling 1-888-LOCK-U-UP or by visiting P3TIPS.com.
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