Longmont Police officer shoots man in gun battle near shopping center

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LONGMONT, Colo. - A Longmont Police officer pulling over a man driving without his headlights Wednesday morning suddenly ended up in a shootout.

Longmont Police said the officer pulled the driver over at the Harvest Junction North Shopping Center on Ken Pratt Boulevard around 2:15 a.m.

"Immediately after stopping, the suspect exited his vehicle, advanced on the officer and began firing multiple rounds at the officer with an AR15-style rifle," police said in a news release.

The officer said he got out of his car and returned fire.

The officer was not hurt, but the suspect was hit at least three times.

Police said the suspect is a 28-year-old man from Longmont, but they did not release the man's name. He is in critical condition, police said.

The Longmont officer, per city policy, is on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation by the Boulder County Investigations Team and the Longmont Police Department.