RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Raleigh Police are searching for two people after a driver fled an attempted traffic stop on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Officers tried to stop a car at 1:08 p.m. that they said was driving recklessly near New Bern Avenue near Corporation Parkway. The car turned on Beacon Lake Drive, and officers followed it down a dirt road behind a business. As officers approached the car, a passenger jumped out, fired a shot, dropped the weapon, and ran off into nearby woods.<\/p>\n
The driver of the car, a white 2018 Honda Accord, then backed up and sped away. Officers told ABC11 that the vehicle was not stolen, and they have an idea of who the suspects are.<\/p>\n
No one was hurt.<\/p>\n
A passenger jumped out after a traffic stop and fired a shot as officers approached before running into the woods near New Bern Avenue.<\/p>\n
Traffic was backed up on New Bern Avenue as more than a dozen police vehicles swarmed the area.<\/p>\n
“It was a lot. I would say, with the unmarked cars, but with the marked cars, maybe about eight,” said Diane Powell, who was in the area. “But like I said, it was all parked in the back on Corporation and down this way.”<\/p>\n
RPD said that as of 2:30 p.m., the scene had been cleared, but no one had been taken into custody.<\/p>\n
Residents are urged to remain vigilant and contact law enforcement if they see any suspicious activity.<\/p>\n
Workers nearby told ABC11 that they ran for cover when they heard the gunfire.<\/p>\n
“I was here cleaning, and we heard two cars come speeding by, a white car, which was a Honda, followed by a police car,” said Roberto Penagos L\u00f3pez, a worker at a mechanic shop. “We saw someone get out of the white car running, the police were following him, and then we heard a gunshot, and we went running for cover.”<\/p>\n