(WKRG — GRAND BAY, ALABAMA) — STORY UPDATED AT 7:40AM
Mobile Police have confirmed the undercover MPD officer shot three times early this morning in Grand Bay is in STABLE CONDITION. The suspect, News 5 has learned, is currently in CRITICAL CONDITION.
News 5 is told the shooting occurred around 2:30am near the I-10 exit in Grand Bay. We’re told it was an undercover narcotics operation that took a turn for the worse when shots were fired between the officer and the suspect. The motorcycle that the suspect tried to ride in his escape attempt is still at the crime scene.
The officer went into surgery early this morning at USA Medical Center to have a portion of his small intestine removed after taking a bullet to each leg and his lower abdomen. STORY HIGHLIGHTS:
- Undercover MPD Officer shot three times in Grand Bay, now in stable condition
- Officer went into surgery to have portion of small intestine removed after taking bullets to each leg, lower abdomen
- Shooting was part of a reported narcotics bust, when the suspect and the officer exchanged gunfire
- Suspect is in critical condition at USA Medical Center
Mobile Police say the officer shot is a member of MCSENT — Mobile County Street Enforcement Narcotics Team. Police and News 5 are not releasing the man’s identity because the officer’s family has not been fully notified.
MCSENT is Mobile County’s top law enforcement agency when it comes to keeping drugs off the street. Most of the team’s field members are undercover officers who routinely buy or sell narcotics in sting operations.
The gas station is not in Mobile’s jurisdiction, but according to the police department, the MCSENT unit has different jurisdiction rules since some deputies with the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office work on this undercover team.
Witnesses said this morning the suspect was meeting people behind the restaurant when undercover police officers turned their car lights on. The suspect attempted to flee on a motorcycle. He was chased to a nearby gas station where the shooting happened.
“And then all of the sudden the SUV turned on blue lights and then two cars came from the back of the parking lot and the cops followed em, backed up went out there and so they chased him to the gas station across the street,” said a witness at the Waffle House that did not want us to use her name or show her face. “[The suspect] wrecked his motorcycle and the next thing we know 4 more cops show up, 5 more cops show up, 19 cops, fire department it was crazy!”
This is a developing story… more details coming up on News 5 at 9:00am, News 5 at Noon and here on WKRG.com.
