Police caught up with the suspect and rammed the stolen cruiser. (MyFoxDC photo)
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Raw Video: Man Steals Cruiser during Maryland Shootout
Shootout and a stolen police car end with a crash.
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. (MyFoxDC) - FOX 5 has obtained exclusive video of a shootout and chase in College Park that involved police and a stolen cruiser.
The incident began Thursday night when Prince George's County Police responded to Lakeland Road and Route 1 for reports of a gunman.
When police arrived, they exchanged gunfire with an armed man.
A witness says officers then tried to get the man down when somehow the gunman got away and stole a police car.
Police caught up with him a short distance away and rammed the stolen cruiser.
It crashed into a brick wall at a McDonald's at Berwyn House Road.
Police say more shots were fired before the suspect was finally taken into custody.
The University of Maryland was kept on lockdown until midnight.
The suspect had been shot at least once and was taken away in critical condition.
