A suspect who tried to take off on cops is under arrest, accused of hitting one Suffolk County Police Department officer with a car when trying to flee, only to open fire at them during a 25-minute chase.
According to cops, they were trying to place Brandon Scanlon under arrest in Bohemia. When trying to get him in cuffs, law enforcement said Scanlon hit the road and then hit a police officer with his vehicle.
This prompted a 25-minute high pursuit chase, one in which Suffolk County Police accused Scanlon of opening fire on officers. The chase went from Bohemia, to Brentwood, to Bay Shore.
It eventually ended when the minivan Scanlon was driving crashed into a tree on North Sunrise Highway Service Road, just east of the Robert Moses Causeway.
Scanlon was hit by gunfire and taken to the hospital. His injuries are not believed to be life threatening. SSuffolk County Police charged Scanlon with Criminal Possession of a Weapon and Second Degree Assault. He will be arraigned at a later date.
According to police they found what’s known as a “ghost gun” in Scanlon’s vehicle. These are weapons without a serial number that cannot be traced.
Five Suffolk County Police Officers were also sent to the hospital for evaluation.