SUFFOLK, Va. (AP) - Police in the Virginia city of Suffolk say that a man was taken to a hospital with serious injuries after exchanging gunfire with police.
The Suffolk Police Department said in a statement that the incident occurred Wednesday night.
Police said they were looking for a man who was wanted on charges that included burglary and malicious shooting. Police said they encountered the man, Andrew Brock, Jr., 30, of Windsor, and that he had a gun.
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Police said that shots were exchanged and that the man was rushed to the hospital. The officers were placed on leave, and the shooting is being investigated.
A city press release said Brock was in stable condition Thursday afternoon.
Brock is African American. Police did not release the races of the people involved.
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