Detroit Officer Dragged By Fleeing Car During Traffic Stop: Police

DETROIT — A Detroit officer was injured Wednesday night during a traffic stop on the city's east side, according to police.

Officers stopped a silver Chevrolet Impala at 8:10 p.m. in the 11200 block of Duprey Street near Interstate 94 and Moross Road, according to police.

Officers stopped the car because they recognized the driver as a known narcotic's offender, according to police.

Officers asked the man to step out of the car, but he refused and rolled up his window and sped away, dragging an officer who was at the car's passenger door, according to police.

An officer did fire a shot toward the man, but they don't believe he was hit, according to police.

The injured officer was taken to a nearby hospital as a precautionary measure, according to police.

Police were still searching for the car and its driver.