An officer is in critical condition in the hospital after being shot outside Baptist Medical Center South on Tuesday night, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The shooter is dead. The incident began when an off-duty officer noticed a vehicle driving through the hospital parking lot suspiciously on Tuesday night The officer attempted to stop that car, but the person drove away, Sheriff T.K. Waters said during a media briefing. Other officers who were near the hospital responded and helped look for the vehicle. One of those responding officers also tried to stop the vehicle, and the man inside the car rolled the window down slightly, held out a gun, or what looked like a gun, and said, “Shoot me,” Waters said. The man then fired one shot into a police car. The officer in that police car didn’t shoot back at the time, Waters said. Other officers got involved after the shot was fired and attempted to conduct a PIT maneuver on the vehicle, which failed. The shooter then crashed into a police car, hit another police car head on, and then crashed into a pole, Waters said. Officers attempted to get the man out of the car by giving him loud verbal commands repeatedly, but he refused to get out of the car, Waters said. through the window, striking the officer in the face. That bullet went down toward his chest area, Waters said. Five officers returned fire, striking the shooter and killing him. Before this incident, the shooter had only a speeding ticket on his record, according to Waters. “This shows what police work is. Police officers are not expendable. They’re human beings doing their job to keep people safe,” Waters said. “We don’t come here expecting to be shot or killed, but we’re going to do everything we can to continue to work, continue to keep our city safe and protect our police officers.” shot. This officer was in the same JSO class as Malik Daricaud, who was shot while conducting a follow-up investigation of a traffic stop last month. Daricaud is now recovering from his injuries. “That is something that I’ve never seen in the 32 years that I’ve been working here,” Waters said. “It’s getting very ridiculous, very dangerous, and it’s concerning.” The Jacksonville Fraternal Order of Police posted a message on Facebook, asking for prayers for the officer: All officers involved have been placed on administrative leave, according to Waters. That is standard protocol for officer-involved shootings. The State Attorney’s Office is conducting an investigation. A