Woman taken to hospital after officer involved shooting, chase in Wickliffe

Brooklyn resident shot in shoulder, according to police

A 37-year-old Brooklyn, Ohio woman was taken the hospital after an officer involved shooting and subsequent chase April 10 in Wickliffe.

The incident occurred around 11:30 a.m. when two Wickliffe police officers responded to a report of a physical altercation between two people in the street near Euclid Avenue and Lloyd Road, according to a news release from Wickliffe police.

Upon arriving to the scene, the officers made contact with a white female and Hispanic male in the parking lot of the 29215 Euclid Ave. Dollar General. The man was in the front passenger seat of a black sedan and the woman was outside of the car.

Police allege the woman ignored repeated commands to stop and entered the driver’s side of the sedan. An officer on the driver’s side of the car grabbed the woman and attempted to pull her out of the driver’s seat of the car while the second officer, through the front passenger door, attempted to keep the woman from starting the car.

Police stated the woman was able to get the car started and put the car into reverse, accelerating and hitting a pole located behind the car. The woman then allegedly put the car into drive and began to accelerate. The officer on the driver’s side of the car fired three shots from his department issued handgun and struck the woman at least one time in the shoulder, according to police.

The woman then sped off and officers briefly lost sight of the car, the release stated. The woman and man allegedly switched positions in the car. Officers located the car traveling eastbound on Euclid Avenue and attempted to stop the car and a pursuit ensued.

According to the release, officers chased the car east on Euclid Avenue and north on East 345th Street, where the driver drove behind a factory into a grassy area. At that point, Wickliffe, Willowick and Willoughby officers blocked the car in and the two occupants were taken into custody.

The woman was taken to

Lake West Medical Center in Willoughby for a gunshot wound in her left shoulder. She is expected to recover from her injuries, according to police.

Police have not released the name of the woman or the man, but stated both will be charged with felonies related to the incident.

Police said the man is a 54-year-old Cleveland resident.

The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations is conducting an independent investigation into the shooting, according to the release.

The officer involved in the shooting was placed on administrative leave during the investigation, which the department stated is standard protocol.

Police stated that no further information is available at this time.