Deputy wounded; fugitive sought

HEFLIN, ALABAMA - An Alabama sheriff&#39;s deputy wounded in a shooting during a traffic stop remains hospitalized in Birmingham. <br> <br> Thirty-four-year-old Cleburne County Sheriff&#39;s Deputy Gary Howell was shot once in the face and once in the ribs. The shooting occurred near Fruithurst, Alabama, early Saturday morning. <br> <br> Police continue to search for a 47-year-old suspect in the shooting. <br> <br> Howell and reserve deputy Arlin Ashley stopped a pickup truck bearing a dealer tag. <br> <br> The pickup truck didn&#39;t have tail lights. Authorities say the driver fired on the officers, hitting Howell. Ashley was not injured. <br> <br> Howell was airlifted to the Birmingham hospital. <br> <br> Assisting Alabama authorities in the search are Georgia deputies from Haralson, Carroll and Polk counties.

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