NC driver ran over a police officer after threat to kill child’s mother, police say
A driver who threatened to kill the mother of his child and who ran over a police officer shot himself after a police pursuit Friday morning, Monroe Police Chief Bryan Gilliard said.
The officer was hospitalized with leg injuries and was later released, according to a police statement. The driver, 29-year-old Jamil Hall of Lilesville, was hospitalized in critical condition, police said. Police on Saturday provided no update on his condition.
Police haven’t named the injured officer but said the officer is expected to fully recover.
At 10:45 a.m. Friday, a woman in the Brooks Farm subdivision on Lancaster Avenue called 911 to say the father of her child was on his way to her home and said he would kill her. She believed he had a gun, according to the police statement.
Police stopped the driver at the subdivision entrance, but he drove away, prompting a pursuit.
The driver tried to run over an officer on Sunset Drive and ran over an officer on East Roosevelt Boulevard (Highway 74) near Secrest Avenue, police said.
The officer on East Roosevelt Boulevard was putting out tire-deflation devices.
The pursuit ended in Marshville, where the driver spun around and hit a patrol car. Officers heard a gunshot and ran to Hall’s vehicle, where they applied first aid before taking him to a hospital.
“Our officers intercepted an armed and dangerous individual who was intent to cause harm to innocent people,” Gilliard said in a statement. “They acted courageously and put themselves in harm’s way to try and end this situation peacefully.”
Union County Sheriff Eddie Cathey thanked officers for their “swift response” to the incident.
This is a developing story that will be updated.
