June 02--A manhunt was underway Wednesday in the Bay Area for at least one gunman who violently evaded a traffic stop by shooting at and wounding two police officers, authorities said.
Fremont police tried to pull over a vehicle about 1:30 p.m., but the driver reversed his car into a police cruiser, and shots were fired, according to a statement from the city's Police Department.
One officer was injured and the car sped away, police said.
Within 10 minutes, officers encountered the vehicle about half a mile away, and someone in the vehicle shot and wounded a second police officer.
Police described the suspect as a 6-foot-tall Latino man wearing shorts and a San Francisco Giants shirt. It's unclear why officers initially attempted to stop the vehicle.
Both officers were taken to a hospital. One was undergoing surgery about 5 p.m., police said.
One of the injured officers has been in the department for about one year, police said. The other officer is a detective on the force for about 10 years, police said.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
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