Meridian police officer in good condition after surgery

An Idaho police officer who was wounded in a shootout with a suspect on Sunday is in good condition after undergoing surgery.

The Meridian Police Department says a second male suspect who was with the suspect killed in the shootout also has turned himself in. Police are not releasing his name at this time.

A female suspect is still at large, but police do not believe there is a danger to the public.

Meridian Police say officers tried to stop a suspect on an outstanding felony warrant around 1:40 p.m. Sunday. The man ran from the vehicle and shot at officers as they pursued him. One officer was shot in the legs but returned fire, killing the suspect.

The shooting happened in a residential neighborhood in Boise.

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Police in the Boise suburb of Meridian say one of its officers was injured and a man was killed Sunday following a traffic stop involving an outstanding felony warrant.

Meridian Police Chief Jeff Lavey says authorities are using drones and police dogs to search for two suspects, a man and a woman, who also ran from the vehicle.

Lavey says Meridian officers tried to stop a suspect on an outstanding felony warrant around 1:40 p.m. Sunday. The man ran from the black Dodge Durango and shot at officers as they pursued him. One officer was shot in the legs but returned fire, killing the suspect.

KTVB-TV reports the shooting happened in a residential neighborhood in Boise.

Lavey says police have recovered a gun from the scene.

The officer has been taken to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center where he is scheduled to undergo surgery to remove two bullets from his leg.