A convicted felon who was recently released from prison is accused of shooting at St. Pete police officers and another man over the weekend, officials said.

Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri gave an update on the officer-involved shooting investigation Tuesday afternoon and released video and bodycam footage from the incident. He said 28-year-old Germaine Small shot inside a car before later shooting at a partially blind man in a random act of violence.

nvestigators said patrol officers Andre Sousa and Dale Johnson saw Small, and he ran away into a nearby lot on 40th Street South. Small fired two rounds at officers, according to officials.

Sousa returned fire and hit Small on the cheek, causing Small to bleed. Gualtieri said Sousa fired 13 rounds from his gun at Small.

According to Gualtieri, both officers acted appropriately under the circumstances.

"It goes as a credit to the training that they received by the St. Petersburg Police Department and how they handled themselves in this and taking the guy into custody," explained Gualtieri.

Small was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and released on Monday. Small was taken to the county jail, according to authorities.