Police officer, suspect hospitalized after shooting in Jacksonville Beach, Fla.: reports
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A police officer was shot Wednesday night near a Waffle House restaurant in Jacksonville Beach, Fla., according to reports.
The suspect was walking along Beach Boulevard when he fired at the officer's passing patrol car, Jacksonville's WJXT-TV reported.
After the suspect fled, seveal police officers chased him to the area near the restaurant, where gunfire was exchanged, Jacksonville’s FOX 30 reported.
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One officer and the suspect were hospitalized with gunshot wounds, the report said, but neither suffered life-threatening injuries.
Jacksonville Beach Mayor Charlie Latham visited the officer at Memorial Hospital and said the officer was in stable condition and "strong as an ox."
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