ROCKLEDGE, Fla. – A man armed with a long gun fired at officers outside Rockledge Regional Medical Center Tuesday night, according to the Rockledge Police Department.
Police said they were called to the hospital to investigate a report of shots fired and as they were searching the area, they saw a vehicle pulled over on U.S.
1 near Longwood Avenue with a man standing near the rear. As an officer approached, the man pulled a long gun from the trunk and began shooting toward the hospital where two other officers were standing, records show.
One of the officers shot back at the suspect, at which point the man got in his vehicle and sped off as authorities pursued, according to the report.