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A Birmingham police vehicle was damaged by gunfire while chasing a suspected stolen vehicle Wednesday night, according to the police department.
Just after 10:00 P.M. on December 21, 2022, officers from the west precinct were chasing a vehicle believed to have been taken in an armed carjacking on December 20, 2022. During the pursuit, several shots were fired at the police vehicle from the suspected stolen vehicle, hitting the windshield and front bumper.
The chase ended in the 2700 block of Court O, where several people ran from the vehicle.
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No one is in custody.
No officers were injured, and no officer returned fire at the suspects.