Man Who Shot at Massachusetts Officer, Causing Patrol Car Crash, Still at Large

The man who exchanged gunfire with a Millis, Mass., police officer Wednesday afternoon remained at large after police called off an hours-long manhunt at dusk.

Police say a man in a pickup truck fired twice with a black handgun at a police car on Forest Road around 2:26 p.m.

According to a police statement, an officer saw a red pickup truck coming in the opposite direction, and as the two cars met, the driver of the pickup - without provocation - opened fire on the Millis officer.

In an attempt to avoid gunfire and seek cover, the officer drove the cruiser off the road and struck a tree, police told the Metro West Daily News . The police cruiser was immediately engulfed in fire.

The officer, who fired three shots in return, was not injured, though he was taken to Norwood Hospital as a precaution, said Dwyer. Police did not identify the officer.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but it may have been related to the crash, Dwyer said.

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