Investigator shoots suspect three times in gunfight

AUGUSTA - A man got in a gunfight with police and was shot three times while they were investigating a separate shooting, according to the Richmond County Sheriff&#39;s Department. <br> <br> Benny Bauknight, 44, was in critical condition Friday after undergoing surgery for gunshot wounds to the abdomen and left elbow. Investigator Dan Carrier, 33, was treated and released for a shot in his leg. <br> <br> Police said they were looking for a suspect in a separate shooting when they came to the boarding house where Bauknight was. <br> <br> When Carrier and two deputies tried to listen for someone in the room of the boarding house, Bauknight opened the door and shot Carrier in the leg with a .22-caliber rifle, said Sheriff Ronnie Strength. <br> <br> Carrier returned fire with his .40-caliber Glock pistol. <br> <br> Strength said he found nothing wrong with the way Carrier reacted. <br> <br> Carrier has been placed on paid leave while the Georgia Bureau of Investigation looks into the shooting.