Manhunt underway for suspect in shooting Alabama deputies

A multi-agency manhunt is underway for a man suspected of shooting two Alabama deputies Wednesday, leaving one deputy in critical condition, authorities said.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said Austin Patrick Hall, 26, should be considered armed and dangerous.

Hall got away after allegedly shooting Bibb County Sheriff s deputies, who were chasing him because they believed he was driving a stolen vehicle, District Attorney Michael Jackson told NBC affiliate WVTM of Birmingham.

Bo of the deputies was hospitalized, with one in critical condition, while the other was doing fine, Jackson said. ll was last seen near the Cahaba Wildlife Management area.

Jackson said that people in the area should be careful and stay in for a while. I don't know if he is still in the car or on foot, but he is armed and dangerous, Jackson said.

More than a dozen local and federal law enforcement agencies are looking for Hall.

Jackson said that law enforcement agents from all over escorted the deputies into the hospital. He said that it was sad to see this happen all over the state, because we're like a big family.