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An Indiana police officer is “fighting for her life” after being shot during a traffic stop Wednesday night.
Richmond Police K-9 Officer Seara Burton, 28, was seriously injured in a shooting near North 12th Street and C Street around 6:30 p.m., said Richmond Police Chief Mike Britt. said.
“My officer is in great danger and is fighting for his life,” Britt told reporters Wednesday night. because I was able to.”
Burton, a four-year veteran of the department, was assisting other officers in a traffic stop on a moped that was being driven by a man officials later identified as 47-year-old Philip M. Lee, according to the Indiana State Police. I was.
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According to police, Burton’s K-9 partner, Blev, sniffed the outdoors around the moped, indicating that drugs may be present.
While the officers were talking to Lee, he allegedly pulled out a firearm and fired multiple shots at the officers.
After Burton was shot, police said other officers opened fire. Lee fled the scene on foot and led officers on a short foot chase before being caught.
Officers treated Lee’s gunshot wound before he was taken to Reed Hospital.
Police said Barton was airlifted to a hospital in Dayton, Ohio after being taken to a local hospital. Updates on her condition were not immediately available.
Britt said Burton was recently promoted to K-9 handler status and promised to get married next weekend.
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Lee was arrested for presumed reasons, but Wayne County prosecutors will determine the actual criminal liability based on a review of the case.
Indiana State Police are investigating the shooting at the request of the Richmond Police Department.