The witness said a motel maintenance worker pushed her back into her room. She grabbed her baby out of her swing, and took shelter behind her bed.

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Florence police were called to the Super 8 on Dream Street just before noon on Tuesday for a report of drug activity.When they got to the room in question, they said a man with an automatic weapon opened fire, and their officer shot back.Watch this story | Photos from the sceneIn the end, the gunman died and the police officer was wounded,WLWT News 5's Jackie Congedo spoke with a woman who, along with her 4-month-old baby, got caught in the crossfire."(It was) just scary. I'm just glad (my daughter is) alive," said the woman, who asked not to be identified. "I'm shaking talking about it."She and her baby called a Red Cross shelter home Tuesday night. They were ushered out of their room at the Super 8 motel after Tuesday's officer-involved shooting ended feet from her bed."I couldn't even get my baby's bottle," she said. "The shooter stumbled downstairs and ended up in my hallway, right in front of my door, actually."She said she heard screaming and checked the hallway."There was some guy I've never seen before. He had a big gun in his hand. I'm not even going to say what kind of gun it was because I'm not for sure. (He was) bloody. I think he had already been shot," she said.The witness said a motel maintenance worker pushed her back into her room. She grabbed her baby out of her swing, and took shelter behind her bed."And it was no sooner than that, I heard a gunshot. It came though my door, hit the baby's swing, and went into the wall," she said. "All I could think about was protecting (my daughter)."She said she and her daughter have to find a new place to live."They said that we'll probably be allowed back in (Wednesday), but I just want to get my stuff and go," she said.Police said they have multiple witnesses who told them that the gunman shot himself, but until their investigation concludes, they were unable to confirm that.As of Tuesday night, investigators still had not identified the man who died.The officer involved was identified as Lt. Roger Allen, a 13-year veteran of the department. He was treated for minor injuries at UC Medical Center and released.