Police in Washington state mentioned Monday that an off-duty Seattle cop was rammed by his personal automotive as he tried to cease a gaggle of thieves who broke into the car.

Edmonds Police mentioned the off-duty officer seen the thieves making an attempt to get inside his Hyundai Santa Fe at about 5:30 a.m.

The officer informed native police the suspects drove proper at him and knocked him to the bottom.

He then shot on the thieves as they drove away, in response to police. Authorities mentioned the lone bullet struck a close-by fence.

The officer was taken to an area hospital to be handled for minor accidents.

Edmonds police are nonetheless working to find out if the cop used a private gun to shoot on the thieves or if he used a weapon issued to him by Seattle police.

Authorities later discovered the stolen Hyundai had been deserted in Burien.

Local NBC affiliate KING-TV mentioned Seattle police have opened their very own investigation into the incident since it's technically thought of an officer-involved taking pictures.

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