TAMPA, Fla. (WWSB) – Two Tampa police officers and a suspect were injured Monday when a responding officer’s vehicle struck them during an arrest, police said.
The incident happened in the 2300 block of East Busch Avenue as officers served an arrest warrant connected to an ongoing narcotics investigation, according to the Tampa Police Department.
Police said the suspect ran as officers attempted to take him into custody. Officers ordered the suspect to get on the ground.
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While officers were taking the suspect into custody, another officer drove into the parking lot and unintentionally struck the officers and the suspect, police said.
The two officers and the suspect were taken to a hospital. Their injuries were not life-threatening, according to police.
Police said the circumstances of the crash remain under review. The department did not release the names of those involved or details about the warrant.
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