Richmond police shoot suspect after chase, gunbattle

A Richmond police sergeant shot and wounded a suspect during a gunbattle after a car stop and chase Saturday, authorities said.

The incident began about 7:15 p.m. when the sergeant tried to pull a vehicle over at 25th Street and Roosevelt Avenue, police said.

The driver failed to stop and led the sergeant on a chase to the 500 block of 38th Street, less than a mile away, said Richmond police Capt. Bisa French.

The suspect fled from the car on foot, and the sergeant saw that the suspect was armed with a gun, police said.

“He’s got a gun in his hands!” the sergeant said on the police radio.

The sergeant chased the suspect toward the back of a home, and the two exchanged gunfire, but no one was hit, French said. The suspect tried to flee and the two again shot at each other, and the suspect was struck by the sergeant’s gunfire, police said.

The sergeant was not hit. A gun was recovered, police said.

The suspect was taken to a hospital and was expected to survive, authorities said.

A California Highway Patrol helicopter assisted officers overhead.

Henry K. Lee is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: hlee@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @henryklee