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Officers involved in city shooting identified

Posted at 7:17 PM, Jan 28, 2016
and last updated 2016-01-28 19:17:29-05

The names of the officers involved in a shooting in Northwest Baltimore Wednesday have been released.

Officer Robert Hankard is a nine-year veteran of the force, and Officer Carmine Vignola, who has also been with the police department for nine years were on the scene.

A 22-year-old man was shot, but he is expected to survive.

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Police say they went toward the suspect's SUV, but the driver threw the car into reverse, hitting an officer in the leg. That's when the officers opened fire.

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