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EL CAJON, Calif. — The El Cajon Police Department says two officers shot at a suspect who rammed a vehicle into an officer during a retirement celebration outside the police station Wednesday afternoon.ECPD initially posted about the officer-involved shooting on X at 1:14 p.m.ECPD public information officer Keith MacArthur confirmed to ABC 10News that police officers had gathered outside to celebrate the retirement of a police captain who had been on the force for 30 years.
Officers were driving cars to the ceremony staging area when the suspect hit an officer, who was on foot, with his vehicle, per MacArthur. The suspect then tried to hit another officer with the vehicle, and that was when 'at least two officers fired multiple rounds at the suspect,' MacArthur said.The officer who was hit was taken to a hospital in the area, and MacArthur said their injuries were believed to be non-life threatening. No other officers were hurt during this incident.
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