A CMPD officer is uninjured after a suspect fired shots at him following a traffic stop shortly after midnight. CMPD Officer Riddle was making the stop on a vehicle wanted for fleeing another traffic stop earlier in the evening.In the first stop, officers observed two Hispanic males in a dark green or black four-door Honda driving erratically on Branch way Court off of Arrowood Rd. When they attempted to make the stop, the Honda took off. The officers put out a description of the vehicle and Officer Riddle located it a short time later on Nations Ford Rd.
The suspect vehicle turned onto Deanna Lane and stopped in a parking lot. Officer Riddle pulled in behind the vehicle and as he approached the vehicle on foot, the driver of the vehicle reached out the window and fired several shots at the officer, who returned fire. The vehicle fled the scene with the suspects inside.
Evidence at the scene indicates at least one round Officer Riddle fired struck the suspect vehicle. An independent witness observed the incident and was interviewed by detectives. CMPD detectives have been notified that the suspect vehicle was found in South Carolina shortly before 2 a.m. near exit 69 on I-77.
The suspects wrecked the car there and were seen fleeing that scene on foot. York and Chester County deputies are leading the search in that area. Anyone with information about this incident can now call 704-432-TIPS and speak directly to a Homicide Unit detective or call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.