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State Trooper, Police Officer and Suspect Injured in Stolen Car Pursuit, Crash

A suspect, state trooper and Woodbury police officer were injured after a stolen car pursuit from Route 6 in Woodbury to Washington that led to shots fired and ended with a crash.

A Life Star helicopter was en route to the scene just before noon and State Police were at the crash site at Wykehame Road near Bell Hill Road at 11:57 a.m. soon after the incident.

State police and Woodbury police officers pursued a stolen car starting at Route 6 in Woodbury, chasing the vehicle through Bethlehem and ending in Washington, State Police said. The chase resulted in shots fired and a crash in Washington, according to State Police. It's not clear who fired the shots, but police said that the windows of the cars the suspect and Woodbury police were in were shot out.

The suspect was taken to Waterbury Hospital to be treated for unknown injuries and a state trooper and Woodbury police officer were taken to St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury to be treated for minor injuries, according to State Police.

The incident is "under control," State Police from Troop L said just before noon.

More information will be provided when it becomes available.

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