A call for a man suffering a medical emergency ended with the EMS crew diving to avoid gunfire and the theft of a fire department vehicle in Rowan County.
When medics quickly determined that their unconscious patient was likely impaired, they decided to wait for police.
The patient woke up and fired a shot at the medics who ran for cover. One suffered an arm injury in a fall, WSOC reported.
Miguel Angel Ramirez then jumped into an Atwell Fire Department pickup truck and sped away.
The truck struck a car before going into a nearby soybean field.
Authorities found a gun in the field after taking Ramirez into custody.
