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Published Dec. 2, 2020
Updated Dec. 2, 2020, 7:51 p.m. ET
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Police investigate an officer involved shooting near a Food Mart convenience store in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Police investigate an officer involved shooting near a Food Mart convenience store in St. Petersburg, Florida. Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Wire
Police investigate an officer involved shooting near a Food Mart convenience store in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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A silver SUV is seen in the middle of the street as St. Petersburg Police stand nearby the area where an officer and another individual were shot.
A silver SUV is seen in the middle of the street as St. Petersburg Police stand nearby the area where an officer and another individual were shot. Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Wire
A silver SUV is seen in the middle of the street as St. Petersburg Police stand nearby the area where an officer and another individual were shot.
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Police investigate an officer involved shooting near a Food Mart convenience store in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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St. Petersburg Police gather at Bayfront Hospital where an officer is being treated after a shooting in St. Petersburg, Florida.
St. Petersburg Police gather at Bayfront Hospital where an officer is being treated after a shooting in St. Petersburg, Florida. Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Wire
A woman walking up to the Bayfront Emergency room entrance breaks down in tears asking for information about a shooting victim in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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St. Petersburg Police gather at Bayfront Hospital where an officer is being treated after a shooting in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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St. Petersburg Police gather at Bayfront Hospital where an officer is being treated after a shooting in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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St. Petersburg Police gather at Bayfront Hospital where an officer is being treated after a shooting in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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One St. Petersburg police officer was shot and a second was injured in a dramatic caught-on-video shooting outside a convenience store in the Florida city, according to police and reports.

Mobile phone footage of the incident shows police officers exchanging fire with an unseen suspect — while a man’s voice is heard repeatedly yelling, “that’s my brother, bro,” WFLA-TV reported.

The shots rang out at 4:17 p.m. on 18th South Avenue, with at least one other person — likely the suspect — also shot, the St. Petersburgh Police Department said on Facebook.

Police initially reported that two officers had been shot in the melee, but later clarified that two cops were injured and one was shot.

The officer who was shot was hit in the lower body, WTSP-TV said.

The officer and the other gunshot victim were both taken to local hospitals.

No further details are currently available.