Police Searching For Man Who Tried To Run Over Officer: Cops

CHARLOTTE, NC — An officer-involved shooting happened Wednesday at the 7900 block of Nations Ford Road, according to police.

Steele Creek officers were patrolling in search of a vehicle that was recently reported as being taken off of Farmhurst Dr. without permission from the vehicle’s owner, police say. Officers identified a vehicle that matched that same description of the victim’s vehicle at an extended stay motel, and an officer matched the VIN to the car while other officers were speaking to the two occupants inside the vehicle.

At one point, police say the passenger exited from the car and left the scene. Then, police say things escalated, and the driver tried to run over one officer instead of being detained.

"The officer perceived a lethal threat and then discharged his firearm toward the driver," CMPD said in a statement.

The driver drove off in a grey Ford Fusion, and officers are actively looking for him. No officers were injured, and no one is in custody at this time. Officers say they do not believe that anyone was struck by gunfire during this incident.

CMPD is leading this active and ongoing investigation. The CMPD Homicide Unit is investigating as they are the unit responsible for conducting felony assault on an officer investigations. This is not an SBI-led investigation because no one was struck by an officer’s discharged firearm that we know of at this time.

The investigation into this case is active and ongoing. District Attorney Merriweather, Medic, CPCRT, the department psychiatrist, internal affairs, peer support and others responded to the scene according to police.