HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – A man was detained Tuesday morning after an incident involving a Seminole police officer which led to the officer firing her gun at him, a spokesman for the tribe confirmed.
A Be On the Lookout (BOLO) was issued over police scanners just after the incident, which initially stated that the suspect fired at the officer. A spokesman for the Seminole Tribe, however, confirmed that the officer was not shot at, but that the officer responded to a “medical episode” in the parking lot of the Seminole Classic Casino and ultimately was forced to fire once at the suspect who she was attending to.
The suspect has since been identified as 27-year-old Solomon Eugene Terry. Authorities confirmed Terry was not hit by the bullet and no injuries were reported.
Agencies that responded to the scene include Seminole police, Hollywood police and the Broward Sheriff’s Office, among others.
Authorities say Terry ran from officers into a commercial area south of the casino. He was taken into custody after an hour and a half-long search involving canines, BSO’s aerial unit and officers in tactical gear.
Sky 10 was above the scene around 9 a.m. as the handcuffed suspect was removed from one patrol car to another.
Terry faces a charge of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer.
No other details were immediately released.