NEWCOMERSTOWN, Ohio (AP) - Authorities say a man taken into custody in the shooting of a police officer in eastern Ohio has been cleared.
Law enforcement officials earlier identified the man as a suspect in Tuesday’s shooting of the officer in Newcomerstown, about 100 miles (161 kilometers) south of Cleveland.
Newcomerstown police say the man is no longer a suspect. The officer, who was shot in the arm, has been released from a hospital.
Police say the officer apparently was investigating a possible mobile methamphetamine lab and approached a vehicle with no visible license plate. The Times-Reporter of Dover-New Philadelphia reports police say a male passenger opened fire, hitting the officer.
Authorities continue searching for two male suspects with handguns and a shotgun who fled in a black Geo Tracker with darkened windows.
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