A Richmond County deputy was injured Thursday afternoon after he was struck by a hit & run driver outside the Augusta Mall, authorities said.
The officer, who was not named, suffered only minor injuries, according to a sheriff’s press release.
The incident happened around 3:45 p.m. Thursday while the deputy was investigating a shoplifting case. The vehicle struck him and then fled, the release says.
“The shoplifting and the hit and run are in the early stages of the investigation, and no further additional information is available at this time,” the sheriff’s office said.
