CULLMAN – An officer-involved shooting occurred at Austin Avenue and Interbitzen Street in Cullman Tuesday night after a suspect pulled a revolver on police. The incident happened around 7:30 p.m.
"We had an officer-involved shooting. Two Cullman City Police officers stopped a suspect who was believed to be involved in a high speed chase last night," said Cullman Police Chief Kenny Culpepper. "The suspect told officers he was not going with them and they would have to kill him."
Culpepper said that the subject, "then pulled a revolver from his pocket and after multiple commands to put the gun down were ignored, the suspect was shot one time by one of the officers."
Culpepper said that the suspect's injury is possibly life-threatening.
The suspect was transported to a Huntsville-area hospital "via helicopter but not sure which one," according to Culpepper.
Monday night’s high-speed chase happened after officers ran a vehicle's tag and it came back as a switched tag. When the chase ended with the suspect ditching his car, officers attempted to get the suspect to surrender, but he got away and ran into the woods. A helicopter was brought in to aid in the search, but the suspect escaped. Inside the suspect’s car, officers found a shotgun and two loaded rifles.
On Tuesday night, officers observed a man walking down the road. They believed the man was the suspect from Monday night.
The suspect's name has not been released at this time. The office involved in the shooting has yet to be identified as well, as the investigation continues.
More on this story as details are made available.
