PANAMA CITY — A man was arrested after leading Panama City police on a chase that ended when the suspect crashed early Sunday.
The incident happened at about 2:40 a.m. and no one was seriously injured, police said.
During the pursuit, the driver of the fleeing vehicle attempted to strike police officers with a vehicle. At that point, officers fired upon the driver, police said. A statement released by the Police Department did not clarify whether the suspect was hit.
The driver crashed in the 1900 block of Harrison Avenue and the driver fled on foot but was captured a short time later. A passenger in the vehicle was treated and released for an injury to his arm. The release did not say whether the injury was a result of the gunfire or the crash.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the officer-involved shooting. The driver of the vehicle has been charged with aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, fleeing and attempting to elude, leaving the scene of an accident, resisting an officer without violence as well as several traffic offenses.
The name of the driver has not been released by police, as Sunday afternoon.