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Driver and police officer exchange gunfire during chase in Benton Harbor area

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BENTON HARBOR, Mich. — St. Joseph Township Police are investigating a shooting involving a police officer.

The shooting happened at the intersection of Columbus Avenue and Division Street in Benton Harbor after a chase.

A St. Joseph Township Police Officer found a vehicle that matched the description of someone wanted for an armed robbery in Berrien Springs.

While police were chasing the vehicle, the suspect fired a number of shots at the officer.

The chase eventually ended in Benton Harbor.

The suspect turned the vehicle towards the officer who returned fire.

Police don't believe the suspect was wounded.

K9's were used in the search for the suspect but nobody was found.

If you have any information about the shooting, you're asked to call the St. Joseph Township Police Department at 269-429-6890 or Silent Observer.