Crash-Causing Shooting Suspect Caught: Cops

By Mike Springer
|  Monday, Nov 23, 2009  |  Updated 1:29 PM EDT
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Crash-Causing Shooting Suspect Caught: Cops

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Three officers were injured after their cruisers collided.

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The shooting suspect cops say led them on a chase, hit a cruiser and caused two cruisers to collide is now in custody.

Police tried to pull over Paul Colon on Sunday night in connection with a Nov. 14 shooting at a city strip club, police said, and Colon drove his car into Officer Jason Jackson's cruiser and sped off.

Then, two other cruisers, driven by Sgt. Jason Koenig and Officer Maneet Bhagtana crashed into each other during the chase.

Colon was later caught, police said, and has been charged not only with the shooting, but also with several crimes related to the chase.

Koenig and Jackson were treated for minor injuries. Bhagtana remains hospitalized with mouth and neck injuries.

The victim of the shooting Colon is charged with survived.

It wasn't clear if Colon has a lawyer.

Posted Nov 22, 2009
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