Updated at 6 p.m. with car being found.

CARBONDALE • A police officer in Carbondale was shot and seriously injured late Sunday night when a suspect fired several gunshots from a fleeing vehicle in a police chase.

The officer was taken to a St. Louis hospital. He remained in serious condition Monday morning.

"We are working diligently to identify the identities of those involved," he said.

At 11:38 p.m. Sunday, Carbondale officers were on patrol in the 700 block of North Robert A. Stalls Avenue. They heard shots fired and started driving toward the sound of the gunfire.

Police then saw a tan, four-door vehicle speed off. The officers tried to stop the vehicle, but the driver refused to pull over.