A man was injured after he was shot by police during a shootout in Brockton early Sunday morning.
Two Brockton police officers on patrol attempted to stop a 2025 white Lexus just after 2 a.m., sparking a pursuit that ended when the car spun out of control at the intersection of Moraine and Spring streets, the Plymouth district attorney’s office said in a statement Sunday.
Moments later, the 44-year-old driver stepped out of the vehicle and began shooting at the two officers over the roof of his car, officials said.
Officers exited the cruiser and returned fire, hitting the suspect in the shoulder, officials said. He was later taken to a Boston hospital for further treatment. No further information about his condition was released Sunday.
During the standoff, a 71-year-old man sleeping in a home nearby on Moraine Street was grazed by a stray round, officials said. He called 911 and was transported to Boston Medical Center in Brockton with injuries that are not life-threatening, officials said.
At the scene, investigators recovered a handgun with an obliterated serial number believed to have been carried by the suspect, officials said.
The suspect’s name has not been released. State Police detectives assigned to the Plymouth district attorney’s office are leading the investigation, officials said.
The Brockton shooting caps a month in which at least three people in Massachusetts were killed by police, including the March 11 killing of Stephenson King in Boston, for which Officer Nicholas O’Malley was charged with manslaughter after shooting King as he allegedly tried to flee in a stolen car, according to officials. The charge against O’Malley is the first against a Boston police officer for an on-duty fatal shooting in more than three decades.
Two other men, Sean R. Barry and Zachary Beaudet, were fatally shot by police on March 18 in Weymouth and March 23 in Westminster, respectively.
Globe correspondent Nathan Metcalf contributed to this report.
Sabrina Lam can be reached at sabrina.lam@globe.com.