Two officers hospitalized after being struck with suspects car

BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - Two Bradenton Police officers are hospitalized, and one seriously injured following an incident with a suspect attempting to flee.At around 3:20 a.m. BPD officers were responding to reports of a man with a gun harassing customers at the Wawa on the corner of 1st Street and 6th Avenue East. The suspect then got into his car and hit the two officers while attempting to leave the scene.Two additional officers who responded, then fired at the fleeing vehicle as it attempted to make it to the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, Florida Highway Patrol and the Bradenton Police Department then followed the car before he crashed into 1st Street and 10th Avenue West.The suspect is also hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. This investigation remains active and more information will be posted when available.