Richmond Officer Shot During Traffic Stop
News Release
RICHMOND – A Richmond Police Officer was in critical condition Wednesday night after a shooting.
The shooting happened around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10, according to Indiana State Poice, which was called to investigate and issued a news release.
Richmond Police K-9 Officer Seara Burton was shot by a man who had been pulled over while riding a moped. Burton and her K9 partner were called to assist in a search for drugs, the news release said.
The suspect, Phillip M. Lee, 47, of Richmond had been speaking with officers when he allegedly pulled out a firearm and shot several rounds toward officers. Officer Burton was struck by the gunfire.
Other officers on the scene returned fire and Lee fled on foot.
After a brief foot chase, Lee was apprehended. He was treated for gunshot wounds by the officers and later transported by ambulance to Reid Hospital in Richmond.
Burton, 28, was taken by ambulance to a local hospital and later airlifted to a hospital in Dayton, Ohio where she was listed in very critical condition.
She has served with Richmond Police Department for four years.