Police are investigating a Sunday afternoon officer-involved shooting outside the Kroger location in Hartwell and the suspect, as of Monday evening, is still on the run.

Springfield Township police said shots were exchanged in the Hartwell store's parking lot located on Vine Street around 1:30 p.m. Sunday.

Officials said Ronald Foster, 32, was observed committing a traffic violation in a 2000 Jeep Cherokee and pulled into the Kroger parking lot where he exited the vehicle and fired one shot at a Springfield Township officer. The officer, identified in court documents as Alex Butler, returned fire and the suspect fled into a wooded area behind the store, Springfield Township Police Department Chief Robert Browder said.

Browder confirmed to The Enquirer Butler was the officer involved in the shooting on Monday evening.

Officers lost sight of Foster during the pursuit. He is currently wanted on charges of felonious assault in connection with Sunday's incident.

Butler was not hurt in the exchange, according to a police spokesperson. No one else was reported to be injured.

Springfield Township Police Lieutenant Christopher Neihaus said Foster is known to frequent the Cincinnati neighborhoods of Hartwell, Carthage and the Village of Elmwood Place.

Public records indicate a lengthy criminal record for Foster in several Ohio counties.

Police ask anyone with information about the incident or Foster's location to call 513-729-1300 or Crime Stoppers at 513-352-3040.