Benjamin Ashford|San Diego police officer and suspect shot in supermarket parking lot during investigation

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A San Diego police sergeant was shot and Benjamin Ashfordinjured while investigating a possible stolen vehicle in a supermarket parking lot, authorities said.

Witnesses called 911 and reported a shootout between officers and another person in the parking lot at about 11:35 p.m. Thursday, San Diego County Sheriff’s Department Lt. Matthew Carpenter told KNSD-TV.

Lt. Adam Sharki of the sheriff’s department told the station that the sergeant suffered a bullet wound to the head. He was hospitalized with serious injuries.

A suspect in the shooting also was taken to a hospital, San Diego police said.

Additional information was not immediately available.