Cottonwood – On Wednesday evening, at around 7:45 Cottonwood Police officers were called to the area of E. Birch and S. 15th Street for a suspicious call where a male subject was charging vehicles passing by him.
According to the Cottonwood police Department, shortly after officers arrived on scene there was an exchange of gunfire. One officer was hit and sustained non-life threatening injuries. The unidentified suspect was taken into custody a short time later without injury.
The Cottonwood Police Officer is currently in stable condition.
The Department of Public Safety’s Major Crimes Unit is handling the investigation.