A Phenix City man is recovering after being shot by Columbus police officers during a traffic stop on Manchester Expressway. GBI agents have released new details into the shooting.

Georgia Bureau of Investigations say Columbus Police Department officers conducted a traffic stop on Manchester Expressway on a car traveling about 100 MPH in a construction zone around 8:05 A.M. on Wednesday, February 7, 2024. The driver of the car, which was a BMW, was later identified as 26-year-old Jermaine Hernandez, of Phenix City, Alabama.

“During the traffic stop, Hernandez’s car reportedly backfired, causing a loud noise that sounded like gunfire,” GBI said. The officers then shot at Hernandez multiple times. Hernandez was hit one time.

Officers and EMS personnel provided first aid on the scene, and EMS personnel took Hernandez to a local hospital for treatment.

This investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the GBI Regional Investigative Field Office in Columbus at 706-565-7888. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.

“The GBI will conduct an independent investigation. Once complete, the case file will be given to the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for review,” the agency added.