WOOSTER, Ohio — A man was hospitalized after having a shootout with Wooster Police on Wednesday during a chase in Wayne County, according to the Wooster Police Department.
Around 3:30 p.m., officers said they tried to pull over a car with stolen license plates, but the driver kept going. There was a short pursuit, but it was called off, police said
The vehicle was spotted again on the east side of town where an officer initiated a traffic stop at Geyers Chapel Road near Back Orrville Road.
Police said the driver got out of his car and began shooting at police. The officers returned fire, and the man returned to the car and drove off again.
Deputies from the Wayne County Sheriff's Office and troopers from the Ohio State Highway Patrol picked up the chase.
The driver fired more shots at officers, but they did not return fire during the chase, according to Wayne County Sheriff Tom Ballinger.
Investigators said the man went off of 83 North and State Route 3 exit, where he collided with cruisers on Cleveland Road at the Dix Expressway exit ramp.
Wooster Police said the man suffered life-threatening injuries from the shootout and is now in the hospital.
No officers were injured or struck by any bullets.
BCI was requested by Wooster PD to investigate the incident.
