Two Mississippi Police deputies were shot while pursuing a kidnapping suspect on the morning of Sept. 5, according to multiple reports.
"[We] received a patient with a gunshot wound. [The deputy] was stabilized and on arrival, [he] was awake and talking to us," Jones said in the statement.
"He subsequently has been admitted to the intensive care unit in critical condition and will require some additional surgeries to help with his condition."
The suspect was taken to hospital, but authorities did not specify which hospital, according to Clarion-Ledger.
The news outlet reported that the incident began around 7:15 a.m. when authorities received reports of a potential hostage situation. A man "had been abducted and was tied up in a home in the northeast part of Madison County," according to Randy Tucker, the Madison County Sheriff. Authorities arrived on the scene, but the suspect escaped in a car, leading to a car chase through the northeastern side of the county, near Canton.
The pursuit ended when the suspect wrecked his car by driving into a ditch. The suspect exited the vehicle and started shooting at the deputies and police officers in pursuit, according to Clarion-Ledger. Authorities fired back, one bullet appeared to strike the suspect, incapacitating him. The shooting took place on Highway 16 near the intersection of Highway 43 in Canton.
"There were injuries to the officers and the suspect," Tucker said.
"As protocol dictates, when officers are involved in a shooting, the case is turned over to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation. Since this is an ongoing investigation; we are not able to make any further comment," the statement read.
"The findings of MBI’s investigation will be turned over to the District Attorney’s office."
Tucker stated that though the names of the deputies would not be released, he asked the public to "please keep the families of those shot [on Sept. 5] in your thoughts and prayers."