It happened around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday near Jefferys Road and Fenner Road.
Rocky Mount Police Department said a North Carolina State Highway Patrol trooper pulled over a vehicle but was unable to finish the traffic stop because the person in the vehicle ran away.
UPDATE: Rocky Mount PD confirms its officer shot and wounded a suspect who allegedly fled a NCHP traffic stop on foot; RMPD says shots were fired while attempting to detain suspect. Active investigation at Jeffreys Rd and Fenner Rd. #abc11pic.twitter.com/Tjjv3aikXX Joel Brown (@JoelBrownABC11) February 3, 2021
That person was later identified as 32-year-old Juan Manuel Cruz Jr.