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Off-Duty Cop Gets Hit by Suspect's Vehicle

Added 2022-08-25 14:54:41 +0000 UTC

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Decatur, Alabama – A doorbell camera caught the scenes of a man attempting to run over an off-duty police officer on his front lawn in a jeep. Officer Jack Brown noticed a man waiting near his residence in a black Jeep Wrangler at around 5:17 p.m. on Tuesday, August 16. When Brown approached the driver, 54-year-old Gregory Martin Hill to see if he needed any assistance, Hill reportedly began cursing at the officer. Hill then backed out, hitting another car and a mailbox before driving toward the officer in what police said seemed to be an attempt to run him over. In the attempt, Hill hit a tree.

While the officer was heading inside of his home to get his duty weapon and handcuffs, the driver got out of his Jeep and followed the officer into his carport. Police said Hill went back to his car as the officer was coming back outside to detain him. The officer ordered him to get on the ground, but he refused. The Jeep then drove toward the officer again in his front yard, and the officer fired multiple shots into the car. The gunshots missed the driver, and the officer’s legs were run over, police said. The officer said he and a witness held Hill down until other officers arrived at the home to arrest him. Hill has been charged with attempted murder and had a bond set at $1 million cash.