SUFFOLK – Suffolk Police are currently investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred Tuesday, January 28, 2025.

Suffolk Emergency Communications Center received a call for a person with a weapon at 6:55 a.m. in the 100 block of S. Lloyd St. Suffolk Police Officers arrived on the scene to discover an adult male who sustained a non-life threatening gunshot wound as a result of an altercation with a known offender. The offender fled the scene on foot.

At 8:29 a.m., Suffolk Emergency Communications Center received a call for a suspicious person in the nearby area that matched the physical description of the offender. Suffolk Police arrived to the 700 block of Nixon Drive where they located the suspect, who again fled on foot.

While attempting to take the suspect into custody, officers discharged their firearms, striking the subject. The injured individual received immediate medical attention from Suffolk Police until the arrival of Suffolk Fire & Rescue, who then treated the subject on the scene before transporting them to a nearby hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The involved Suffolk Police Officers have been placed on administrative leave pending a criminal and administrative investigation.

This incident remains under investigation and there is no further information available at this time.