The Springfield Police Department was dispatched to Walmart Neighborhood Market at 1320 S. Glenstone Ave. in reference to an anonymous call to check a panhandling subject who may have outstanding warrants.
An officer responded to the location, and the subject ran away from the officer in the southeast direction toward Bennett St. The officer discharged his duty weapon and the subject sustained a gunshot wound. The officer then requested emergency medical services.
The subject has been identified as Eric David Butts, 26, of Springfield. He is on probation and parole for burglary and has a second-degree felony burglary warrant out of Greene County and a municipal traffic warrant out of Springfield. Butts is in police custody while being treated at a hospital.
The Criminal Investigation Division and Investigation and Internal Affairs Unit are both conducting investigations. The officer, who has been with the SPD for 11 years, is now on paid administrative leave. No further information regarding either investigation is available at this time.
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