State Police Investigating Officer Involved Shooting in Bay County

Two police officers in Bay County’s Hampton Township are on administrative leave after an officer involved shooting occurred Sunday, October 10.

State police say the two officers in the same patrol unit came across a vehicle parked on the side of Finn Rd. around 3:00 p.m. The driver, a 34-year-old California man, allegedly shot at the officers, who returned fire. Neither the suspect or the officers were injured. Police were eventually able to make an arrest.

The man was initially taken to a hospital for treatment before being lodged in the Bay County Jail. State police are investigating the incident.