A Marion County sheriff’s deputy shot and wounded a man who tried to run over another deputy during a pursuit, officials said.

The shooting happened around 2:45 a.m. in Reddick.

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The Marion County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called to a home in Reddick for a suspicious person.

Deputies said the observed a vehicle driving away recklessly and attempted to conduct a traffic stop, but the driver refused to stop.

After a brief pursuit, the vehicle was stopped just north of Highway 329 on NW Gainesville Road, but the suspect refused to exit the vehicle and attempted to run over a deputy in an effort to continue fleeing, sheriff’s officials said.

Another deputy shot the man, who continued to flee at a slow rate of speed before being brought to a final stop in the

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