"MODESTO, Calif. -- Modesto police say officers shot and injured a man who led police on a high-speed chase.
The Modesto Bee reports (http://bit.ly/nj2ORk) the incident began early Monday when an officer heard gunshots in Modesto's Mellis Park area and saw a pickup truck fleeing the scene.
Lt. Rick Armendariz says officers tried to stop the driver, but the suspect kept driving until police used a spike strip to deflate the truck's tires.
Officials say the suspect rammed a police car with an officer inside before the pickup got wedged against a tree. The officer was not injured.
Armendariz says three officers fired into the pickup and hit the suspect, who was taken to a nearby hospital.
The three officers were placed on paid administrative leave while officials investigate the shooting.
Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/05/3886240/modesto-police-shoot-suspect-in.html#ixzz1XClT7Wmi"
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