ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina sheriff’s deputy who was shot during a traffic stop on Interstate 95 has been released from the hospital.

Nash County Deputy William “Tommy” Toney was shot several times Thursday morning. He was released from the hospital Saturday.

After the shooting, Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone said his deputies spotted a Mercedes-Benz with Florida tags speeding in the southbound lanes of I-95 and stopped the car to issue a warning. One deputy noticed criminal activity in the car and called another deputy to the scene. When the deputies asked the man to step out of the car, he pulled out a gun and opened fire, Stone said.

Stone said Toney received multiple gunshot wounds to his upper and lower body. Deputy Shelby Scott, who made the initial stop, returned fire and held the suspect at gunpoint after he ran into a ditch.

Toney and the suspect, Jarred Javon Ford, 33, of St. Petersburg, Florida, who was also wounded, were taken to a hospital in Greensville, where they both underwent surgery,