Ohio officer ambushed, cruiser windows shot out

CINCINNATI (AP) — Police say a suburban Cincinnati officer ducked down in his cruiser to avoid getting hit as suspects shot at least 10 bullets at the vehicle.

The officer from Woodlawn was not hurt by the gunfire early today in nearby Lincoln Heights, but windows on the cruiser were shot out. Lincoln Heights Police Chief Ron Twitty says the officer managed to speed away.

WCPO-TV reports the officer had gone to Lincoln Heights to help investigate a report of people shooting guns. Twitty says the officer was headed back to his district around 1 a.m. and was stopped at an intersection when three people with semiautomatic rifles took aim at his vehicle.

No arrests have been made.