ATHENS COUNTY, Ohio — A Nelsoville Police Officer is recovering after being shot Tuesday. The incident happened around 7:30 p.m.
According to police, officers from the Nelsonville Police Department and Hocking College Police were dispatched to an altercation at an apartment on 3rd Street in Nelsonville.
Officials would not give many specifics regarding the incident.
Law enforcement officials would only say that two police officers were engaged in a gun fight with a male subject. During the shoot out one officer was shot.
Officials did not release any information on the suspect. There are unconfirmed reports that the individual was killed in the incident.
The two wounded officers were transported to an Athens area hospital in stable condition.
The shooting remains under investigation.