HAMPTON, Va. — A man who exchanged gunfire with Hampton police officers over the weekend was arrested on several charges, the city's police division said Monday.
Tyron Parks, 31, was charged with one count each of maiming of a law enforcement officer, attempted maiming of a law enforcement officer, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, discharging a firearm within 1,000 feet of a school, and reckless handling of a firearm.
According to the Hampton Police Division, the investigation began shortly after 1 a.m. Saturday when dispatchers got a call reporting a single-vehicle crash on Woodland Road about halfway between Andrews Boulevard and East Pembroke Avenue.
When the officers got there, they saw a silver vehicle that had crashed on the side of the road. As they approached the vehicle to help, Parks got out of the vehicle and tried to get away, the police division said.
Court documents said Parks ran away and fired two shots at an officer. One bullet hit the officer's car, and the other bullet shot through the car laptop.
Parks kept firing, according to the documents, and a bullet hit a third responding officer in the thigh.
The documents said two of the officers fired back at Parks, hitting him. It said the officers recovered a Glock pistol from Parks, and they provided first aid until paramedics arrived.
The paperwork said all three officers at the scene were in uniform.
Medics took the officer and Parks to a local hospital to be treated. The officer's injuries weren't life-threatening and he has since been released. A spokeswoman for the Hampton Police Division said Parks is also out of the hospital and is the Hampton City Jail.
Parks is set to appear in court on May 8.
Virginia State Police (VSP) is investigating the shooting. A spokesperson said VSP will provide the results to the Hampton Commonwealth Attorney's Office once the investigation is completed.