WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A Winston-Salem police officer has been hurt in a shooting during a traffic stop.
Police said in a news release that an officer made a traffic stop around 2 a.m. Monday and found three men in the vehicle.
The news release said Officer Nicholas Wayne Powell struggled with one of the men and both Powell and a suspect suffered gunshot wounds.
The statement said neither Powell nor the suspect was thought to be seriously hurt.
It was not immediately clear if the suspects were in custody. A police spokesman did not immediately respond to messages Monday morning, but Police Chief Barry Rountree planned a news conference later Monday.
Powell has been with the department since 2011.
