Officer sustains only minor injuries during incident

Note: You can find an update to this story here.

Update:

A Cedartown Police officer sustained only minor injuries when struck by a four-wheeler ridden by a suspect, who is now at Floyd Medical Center undergoing treatment according to Polk County Police Chief Kenny Dodd.

Per Dodd, police are still releasing no names at this time and Georgia Bureau of Investigation officials are on-scene investigating both the officer-involved shooting and the aggravated assault against an officer during an incident in the area around South Lewis Road tonight.

Police initially made contact with the suspect when they spotted him on Highway 278 and, according to Dodd sought to stop him when he fled from the area around The Country Store.

Officers from both Cedartown Police and Polk County Police eventually cornered him on Cedar Oak Way, and when he tried to get away a second time on the four-wheeler the suspect ran over the Cedartown Police officer.

Both a Polk County Police and the officer struck by the four-wheeler shot at the suspect, and at least one round struck him before he got away.

The area was cordoned off, police began a manhunt and first found the four wheeler with traces of blood on it, then tracked down the suspect to an outbuilding at a South Lewis Road residence.

“Officers made entry and found the suspect bleeding, and because we had EMS in the area already we were able to provide him with immediate help,” Dodd said.

Check back for additional details as they become available.

Previously posted:

A Cedartown Police officer was struck by a suspect on a four-wheeler, who was subsequently shot by officers before he got away, and was found by police after a brief manhunt.

Per a Polk County Police press release, a suspect who has not yet been identified by authorities was shot by officers this evening in a yard on Cedar Oak Way, then fled briefly before being found at a South Lewis Road residence.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was called out to investigate the incident. Police reported the suspect is in critical condition, but did not provide further information.

Polk County Police Chief Kenny Dodd was sought out for comment about the condition of the Cedartown Police officer, but had not yet returned Polk Today’s request for additional information.

Here’s the full release from police:

On February 28, 2022 at approximately 20:31, a Polk County Police Officer was attempting to conduct a traffic stop on a male subject on a four-wheeler in the 1200 Block of Piedmont Highway. This is near the Country Store. The male subject subsequently fled from our officer.

The male subject went through several yards in the area of Cornelius Road, Cedar Oak Way, and South Lewis Road while attempting to evade law enforcement. The male subject was observed in a yard on Cedar Oak Way by our officers.

As officers approached the male subject, the male subject struck a Cedartown Police Officer with the four-wheeler, running him over.

Subsequently, shots were fired by our officers, and Cedartown Police Officers. The male subject was struck several times. After a brief manhunt for the subject, he was located at a residence on South Lewis Road.

The male subject is currently in critical condition. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been contacted, and are en route to handle the Officer Involved Shooting incident. They will release a press release later.

We are not identifying the male subject as of now, please stay tuned for the GBI’s press release.

Check back for additional details as they become available.