Police: Traffic stop leads to gunfire exchange
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. — Authorities say a southwestern Illinois police officer was injured and a motorist hospitalized with gunshot wounds after an exchange of gunfire during a traffic stop.
Illinois State Police say the 27-year-old driver was shot several times and taken to a St. Louis hospital after the confrontation early Tuesday. There's no word on his condition.
The Fairview Heights police officer suffered a wound to his hand. He was treated at a hospital.
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