Caught On Tape: Intense Gun Battle As James Gilkerson Pulls Out AK-47 & Shoots It Out With Cops During Traffic Stop In Ohio *UPDATE* Full Video Added + More Details & Pics

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Dramatic footage showing a shootout between 2 police officers and a suspect in Middlefield, Ohio has just surfaced.

Officers Brandon Savage and Erin Thomas pulled over 42-year old James Gilkerson for a routine traffic stop on March 10, 2013. While the cops ran his plates, Gilkerson suddenly exits his vehicle with a semi-automatic rifle and fires round after round at the two officers, who are still in their patrol car.

Savage and Thomas managed to return fire, killing Gilkerson in the process.

Officer Thomas, who had just been hired weeks before the incident suffered a gunshot to her hand. Officer Savage was shot in the leg. Both were treated and released from an area hospital.

James Gilkerson

Authorities still have no idea why Gilkerson opened fire on the officers.

**UPDATE** May 4th

More details have merged along with the full video of the shootout between James Gilkerson and Middlefield, Ohio police.

According to Cleveland.com, the assault rifle used by Gilkerson was an AK-47. He fired 37 shots at Officers Brandon Savage and Erin Thomas. They returned fire with 54 rounds of their own.

Authorities found eight 40-round magazines for the AK-47 in Gilkerson's car along with books about militia and terrorism.

The names of some of the literature were "Backyard Rocketry: Converting Model Rockets Into Explosive Missiles," "Advanced Close-range Gun Fighting," "Homemade Detonators: How To Make Them." Another described how to get rid of a dead body.

"He got of the vehicle, intending to kill my officers. We don't know why he did it," said Police Chief Arnold Stanko. "He was a scumbag, and a terrorist, and he's dead."

The suspect lived at home with his mother. It appears he kept most of the books and weapons in his car because a search of the home turned up very little evidence.

Officer Thomas lost a finger during the shootout and has not returned to work. Officer Savage is back on the job after recovering from wounds to his leg.

Full dash cam footage of shootout. Officers kill Gilkerson (Warning: Graphic content)

Below are books, magazines and gun clips found in Gilkerson's car.