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A sheriff’s deputy in North Carolina was shot on Saturday and transported to the hospital.
In a statement released by the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s office, police said that Deputy Dijon Whyms suffered non-life threatening injuries after being shot during a traffic stop.
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The statement added that Whyms and a suspect exchanged fire and both were taken to a local hospital.
The suspect is in police custody at the hospital.
Whyms, who has served with the department since 2002, is said to be in stable condition.
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The incident comes the day after a sheriff’s deputy in Moore County, North Carolina shot an armed person who confronted officers responding to a noise complaint.
