Driver killed after physical altercation with Bel Air police officer during traffic stop

A driver was shot and killed by a police officer during a physical altercation that broke out during a traffic stop in Bel Air, Maryland, on Saturday night, according to police.

A Bel Air Police Department officer conducted a traffic stop around 9 p.m. on Franklin Street when the driver and officer got into a physical altercation. The officer then fired his weapon, striking the man.

The man was taken to Shock Trauma, where he later died, according to police.

The officer was treated and released after suffering injuries during the fight.

A neighbor told CBS News Baltimore that the shooting happened in her backyard, just feet from her door. One of the bullets struck a nearby home, the neighbor said.

"We're pulling up to the house as they're working on somebody basically dying in the back of my house, literally right behind my kitchen door," neighbor Brittany Mueller said.

Mueller said bullets did not hit her home, but not all of her neighbors were as fortunate.

"A bullet had actually gone right past, through the walkway right here, and went across to the neighbor's house," Mueller said.

Video recorded by neighbors shows the aftermath of the shooting, including what appears to be gauze, bloody towels and rubber gloves.

"It's a very scary situation," Mueller said.

Police said there is no ongoing threat to the community, and no other injuries were reported.

The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General (OAG) is investigating the shooting.

Anyone with information about the incident, including cell phone or private surveillance video, is asked to call 410 576–7070 or email IID@oag.maryland.gov.