An Anne Arundel police officer returned fire on a suspect who shot at him as the suspect tried to bail out of a car during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Park, police said.

Officer Russell Hewitt was not injured Monday, but he shot the suspect several times in the upper body, police said.

The suspect, a 26-year-old Baltimore City man, was being treated Tuesday for non-life-threatening gunshot wounds at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore City.

Police said they will not release the suspect’s name until he has been charged in the shooting.

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The incident began about 10:35 p.m. in Brooklyn Park when Northern District police officers stopped a gray four-door vehicle for a traffic violation near Ritchie Highway and Franklin Avenue, police said.

But when the driver was arrested for drug possession and backup officers were called to the scene, police said, a passenger jumped out of the car and began running eastbound on Franklin Avenue.

Hewitt caught the suspect, who began to struggle with him.

During the struggle, the suspect fired at least one shot at Hewitt, police said.

Hewitt fired back and struck the suspect, police said.

The suspect ran away but was later found in the area with several gunshot wounds, police said.

A revolver also was found in the area, police said.

Hewitt, a three-year veteran of the department, was placed on administrative leave until the investigation is complete, police said.

The driver, Darrell Johnson, 25, of the 2000 block of Elsinore Avenue, in Baltimore, is charged with possession of marijuana, police said.

He is not being charged in connection with the shooting.

cpeirce@baltimoreexaminer.com